Editing Mountain View, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Roads===
Major thoroughfares that feed through the city include:
* [[California State Route 237|SR-237]] 
* [[California State Route 85|SR-85]]
* [[Bayshore Freeway|US-101]]
* [[California county routes in zone G#G6|County Route G6]]
* El Camino Real ([[California State Route 82|SR 82]])

===Public transportation===
[[File:Caltrain at Mountain View.jpg|thumb|[[Caltrain]] commuter rail at Mountain View Station]]
[[File:VTA Tasman Station (August 11th, 2005).jpg|thumb|[[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA) light rail]]

The [[Downtown Mountain View Station]] is the transit center for the city, connecting the public commuter rail, light rail, bus, and private shuttle systems. It is one of the busiest transit centers in the county, behind Milpitas, Palo Alto and San Jose.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220522171251/https://www.caltrain.com/media/1359/download]}} </ref>

====Rail service====
Mountain View is served by the [[Caltrain]] commuter rail system, which runs from [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] to [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]. The two Caltrain stations in the city are the Mountain View Station and the [[San Antonio (Caltrain station)|San Antonio Station]]. Caltrain provides all classes of service in Mountain View, with Baby Bullet trains stopping at the main downtown station.

The city is also served by the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA), which operates various bus lines and a [[VTA light rail|light rail system]] connecting Mountain View with other points in [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]]. There are a total of four stations in the city on the [[Orange Line (VTA)|Orange Line]] VTA [[light rail]] line, with Downtown Mountain View Station serving as the northern terminus, while the other three stations are [[Whisman (VTA)|Whisman]], [[Middlefield (VTA)|Middlefield]], and [[Bayshore-NASA (VTA)|Bayshore/NASA]].

====Bus service====
MVgo is a free shuttle service that runs three routes throughout Mountain View beginning and ending at Downtown Mountain View Station during morning and evening commute hours. Many large local employers (including [[Google]], [[Microsoft]], [[Apple Inc.]], and NASA [[Ames Research Center]]) operate employee shuttles that stop at the Downtown Mountain View Station. There is also a free community shuttle bus that serves 50 stops in a loop within Mountain View, which connects the major shopping areas with the residential neighborhoods.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://mvcommunityshuttle.com/ |title=Mountain View Community Shuttle |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>

VTA operates several regularly scheduled routes within the city, including Routes 21, 22/522, 40, 51, and 52. VTA also has a bus yard in Mountain View, near Shoreline Blvd and US-101.

====Air travel====
The nearest major commercial airport is [[San Jose International Airport]] (SJC), located about 11 miles (15 minutes) from downtown Mountain View. [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO) and [[Oakland International Airport]] (OAK) also serve Mountain View and often have more international flights available than SJC. [[Moffett Federal Airfield]] is located just north of Mountain View, but it is restricted to government, military, and private use. The nearest [[general aviation]] airport is the [[Palo Alto Airport]].
{{See also|List of airports in the San Francisco Bay area}}

===Utilities===
Power in the city is operated by [[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/california/mountainview/mountain-view-power-outages-ongoing |title=Mountain View Power Outages Ongoing |author=Maggie Avants |date=April 24, 2018 |website=Patch |publisher=Bay City News Service |access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref>

The city is one of the region's largest users of [[Reclaimed water|Recycled Water]], mostly for landscaping in the area North of US-101 covering Shoreline Park and the Google campus. Mountain View uses about 460,000 gallons of recycled water daily, with plans to expand that usage to up to 1.4 million gallons each day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forestieri |first=Kevin |title=Mountain View seeks to triple its recycled water use over the next decade amid statewide droughts |url=https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2022/03/21/mountain-view-seeks-to-triple-its-recycled-water-use-over-the-next-decade-amid-statewide-droughts |access-date=August 25, 2023 |website=Mv-voice.com |date=March 21, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

On August 16, 2006, after over a year of test deployments, Google announced that its implementation of free [[IEEE 802.11]]g wireless service for all of the city was fully operational.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/technology/16google.html|title=Google Says It Has No Plans for National Wi-Fi Service|first=John|last=Markoff|work=The New York Times |date=August 16, 2006|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

On February 19, 2014, the City of Mountain View and [[Google]] announced a new connectivity plan for residents, to replace the existing system. Service was to be available along the downtown corridor of Mountain View, primarily on Castro Street. Other areas to be covered included Rengstorff Park, the Mountain View Public Library, Senior, Community, and Teen Centers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/it/wi_fi.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Wi-Fi|website=Mountainview.gov|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524212037/http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/it/wi_fi.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Public safety===
[[File:Mountain View Fire Station Number 1.jpg|thumb|Mountain View Fire Station No. 1]]

The Mountain View Fire Department maintains five stations, and is responsible for fire protection and emergency medical services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/documents/MVFD/Fire%20Annual%20Report%20FY%2015-16.pdf|title=Mountain View Fire Department Annual Report 2015-2016|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713074250/https://www.mountainview.gov/documents/MVFD/Fire%20Annual%20Report%20FY%2015-16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/default.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Fire|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724130032/http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/emergency/apparatus.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Fire - Apparatus|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073054/https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/fire/emergency/apparatus.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Mountain View Police Department maintains patrol, traffic enforcement, detective, K9 and SWAT services for the city,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=26646|title=Mountain View Police Department Annual Report 2017|website=Mountainview.gov|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308145557/https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=26646|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/police/default.asp|title=City of Mountain View - Police|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073032/https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/police/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://joinmvpd.com/specialty-units/|title=Mountain View Police Department Specialty Units|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073314/https://joinmvpd.com/specialty-units/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and participates in several task forces,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=13148|title=Mountain View Police Department Annual Report 2013|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819141515/https://www.mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=13148|url-status=dead}}</ref> including the Regional Allied Computer Crime Task Force (REACT) and the Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RAATF).<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2005 |title=Resolution - Approve Police Dept's Participation in REACT |url=https://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=19736&dbid=0&repo=CityDocuments&cr=1 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |website=City of Mountain View}}</ref>