Editing Lexington, Kentucky (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways====
{{Main|Roads of Lexington, Kentucky}}
[[File:NBroadwayJBM.jpg|thumb|North Broadway near Transylvania University's campus]]

[[Interstate 75 in Kentucky|Interstate 75]] runs north–south on the edge of Lexington. [[Interstate 64 in Kentucky|Interstate 64]] runs east–west on the northern edge of the city. Lexington itself is at the confluence of [[US Route 25]], [[US Route 27]], [[US Route 60]], [[US Route 68]] and [[US Route 421]].

Lexington suffers considerable [[traffic congestion]] for a city of its size due to the lack of freeways, the proximity of the University of Kentucky to downtown, and the substantial number of [[commuter]]s from outlying towns.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} For traffic relief on northern New Circle Road, [[Citation Boulevard]] is planned.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aretakis |first=Rachel |title=Citation Boulevard extension begins |url=http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/07/2707027/construction-underway-on-citation.html |access-date=July 7, 2013 |newspaper=Herald-Leader |date=August 7, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709183252/http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/07/2707027/construction-underway-on-citation.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Railroads====
[[File:Map of Interurban Lines centered on Lexington Kentucky c 1907.png|thumb|Map of Interurban Lines centered on Lexington, Kentucky {{Circa|1907}}]]

The [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]], well into the 1960s, ran passenger trains through its Lexington station on a [[Cincinnati]]-[[Florida]] route: the ''[[Ponce de Leon (train)|Ponce de Leon]]'' and the ''[[Royal Palm (train)|Royal Palm]]''.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways'', July 1965, Southern Railway section, Tables L, M, O, P</ref> The last remnant of the ''Royal Palm'' left Lexington in 1970. [[Lexington Union Station|Union Station]], open from 1907 and demolished in March 1960, hosted the [[Chesapeake & Ohio Railway]] and the [[Louisville and Nashville]].<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' December 1951, Index of Railroad Stations</ref> The C&O's [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]-[[Ashland, Kentucky|Ashland]] connector train to the company's ''[[George Washington (train)|George Washington]]''<ref>C&O/B&O timetable, April 26, 1964, Table 3 https://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/C&OB&O64TT.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074707/https://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/C%26OB%26O64TT.pdf |date=November 1, 2020 }}</ref> ran until 1970.

====Airport====
The [[Blue Grass Airport]] is on the west side of Lexington on US Route 60. It has passenger flights by four carriers: Allegiant, American, Delta and United.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bluegrassairport.com/airline-destinations/ |title=Airline Destinations |website=[[Blue Grass Airport]] |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122003909/https://www.bluegrassairport.com/airline-destinations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Modal characteristics====
In 2019, 79.3% of working Lexingtonians commuted by driving alone, 9.3% carpooled, 2.0% used public transportation, and 3.0% walked. 1.9% of commuters used all other forms of transportation, including taxi, bicycle, and motorcycle. About 4.4% worked from home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Means of Transportation to Work by Age |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US21067&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S0801 |access-date=January 28, 2022 |publisher=Census Reporter |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128212255/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US21067&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S0801 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, 7.2 percent of city of Lexington households were without a car, which increased slightly to 7.4 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Lexington averaged 1.7 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map |journal=Governing |date=December 9, 2014 |url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html |access-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511162014/http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Law enforcement===
Primary law enforcement duties within Lexington-Fayette County are the responsibility of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Police. As of July 1, 2021, the Division of Police (also called Lexington Police Department) is authorized for 639 sworn police officers and 16 traffic safety officers. The Division of Police resulted from the merger of the Lexington Police Department with the Fayette County Patrol in 1974. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is responsible for court service, including court security, prisoner transport, process and warrant service, and property tax collection. The 1974 merger also consolidated the office of city jailer into the office of county jailer, a constitutional position. In 1992 (effective 1993), the Kentucky General Assembly enabled a correctional services division to be established by ordinance, making employees civil-service employees rather than political appointees.<ref>KRS 67A.028</ref>

===Fire protection===
All fire/rescue protection within Lexington-Fayette County (with the exception of the [[Blue Grass Airport]]) is provided by the [[Lexington Fire Department]]. The current department was formed with the merger of the county and city fire departments in 1973. Lexington Fire Department is the largest single fire department in Kentucky with over 600 personnel and 24 individual fire stations broken into five districts (battalions).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lexington |url=https://www.kentuckyfiretrucks.com/Photos/Lexington |access-date=September 1, 2020 |website=www.kentuckyfiretrucks.com |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228041901/https://www.kentuckyfiretrucks.com/Photos/Lexington |url-status=live }}</ref>