Editing Flagstaff, Arizona (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
==== Road ====
[[File:Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Where all the major highways meet.jpg|thumb|Roadsigns in downtown Flagstaff|alt=Street signs and streetlight]]

The city is connected to Phoenix by Interstate 17 (I-17), and to Los Angeles, [[Las Vegas]] (via [[U.S. Route 93 in Arizona|Route 93]]), and Albuquerque by [[Interstate 40]] (I-40). Page can be reached via [[U.S. Route 89|Route 89]] from the city, as can [[Salt Lake City]] and, ultimately, Canada. The main road through Flagstaff is Route 66/Santa Fe Avenue, which runs parallel to the [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway line]] east–west through the city. Downtown Flagstaff and the surrounding neighborhoods are separated from East Flagstaff by Buffalo Park, with the city connected by Route 66 and I-40. Route 66 is connected to the interstates in downtown by Milton Road, running roughly south alongside the NAU campus; Milton Road then merges into I-17. Flagstaff is connected to Sedona and [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]] by [[Arizona State Route 89A|State Route 89A]], which Beulah Boulevard merges into, and to the Grand Canyon by Route 180, which Fort Valley Road merges into just northwest of the city. It is the northern terminus of I-17 and Route 89A, and the southern terminus of Route 89.<ref name="Flagroads" />

Several towns are close to Flagstaff along I-40 and I-17. Approximately {{convert|6|mi|km}} south are the small urban areas of Kachina Village (west of I-17) and Mountainaire (east of I-17; {{convert|2|mi|km}}).{{Efn|Kachina Village and Mountainaire are within Flagstaff city limits under the Flagstaff southern urban areas.}} About {{convert|35|mi|km}} to the west is Williams, {{convert|20|mi|km}} to the south is [[Munds Park, Arizona|Munds Park]], and {{convert|30|mi|km}} to the south on Route 89A is Sedona. {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the east of Flagstaff is the town of Winona.<ref name="Flagroads" />

From the city, [[Amtrak]] provides connecting [[Amtrak Thruway]] service via Open Road Tours, which has an office inside the rail depot.<ref name="greyhound">{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&c=am2Station&cid=1091021923295&ssid=118|title=Flagstaff – Greyhound Station, AZ (FGG)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016094523/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&c=am2Station&cid=1091021923295&ssid=118|archive-date=October 16, 2015|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref> Local bus service is provided throughout the city by the [[Mountain Line (Arizona)|Mountain Line]]. Interstate bus service is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]] and [[Flixbus]]. Groome Transportation provides in-state shuttle service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flagstaff Shuttle – Groome Transportation|work=Groome Transportation|access-date=January 22, 2020|url=https://groometransportation.com/flagstaff/|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218223422/https://groometransportation.com/flagstaff/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bus service to the [[Hopi Reservation]] is provided by Hopi Senom Transit, and to [[Tuba City, Arizona|Tuba City]] and the [[Navajo Nation]] by [[Navajo Transit System|Navajo Transit]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Public Works & Transportation|work=The Hopi Tribe|access-date=January 22, 2020|url=https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-services/public-works-transportation/|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226230731/https://www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-services/public-works-transportation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Navajo Transit System – Route Schedules|access-date=January 22, 2020|url=http://www.navajotransit.com/routes.html|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119042646/http://www.navajotransit.com/routes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Flagstaff is served by Navajo Transit Route 11 from [[Birdsprings]] to Tuba City.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Navajo Transit System > Route and Schedules|url=https://www.navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov/Route-and-Schedules|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=www.navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120225609/https://www.navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov/Route-and-Schedules|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Rail ====
The major rail corridor running through Flagstaff is the [[Southern Transcon]], originally built by the Santa Fe Railroad and now owned and operated by the BNSF Railway. Passenger rail service is provided by Amtrak at the downtown [[Flagstaff station]], connecting on east–west routes to Los Angeles and Albuquerque via the [[Southwest Chief]] line.<ref name="train_station">{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=FLG|title=Flagstaff, AZ (FLG)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713101137/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&code=FLG|archive-date=July 13, 2015|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref>

==== Air ====
[[File:Flagstaff-airport.jpg|thumb|Flagstaff airport]]

Air travel is available through [[Flagstaff Pulliam Airport]] {{Airport codes|FLG|KFLG|FLG}}, just south of the city. The airport is primarily a small, [[general aviation]] airport with a single {{convert|6999|ft|m|adj=on}} runway. The airport finished a major expansion project to add {{convert|1800|ft|m}} to the north end of the runway and lengthen the taxiway in 2007. The primary purpose of the project was to increase its viability for commercial and regional jets.<ref name="pulliam">"[http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.asp?NID=24 Flagstaff Pulliam Airport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405195225/http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.asp?NID=24 |date=April 5, 2007 }}". ''[http://www.flagstaff.az.us/ City Government Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050721084037/http://www.flagstaff.az.us/ |date=July 21, 2005 }}.'' Retrieved on April 11, 2007.</ref> As of January 2023, the airport offers year-round direct flights to [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] and [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]] on [[American Airlines]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/1541/Flagstaff-Airport|title=Flagstaff Airport {{!}} City of Flagstaff|website=www.flagstaff.az.gov|access-date=January 12, 2023|archive-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227171329/https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/1541/Flagstaff-Airport|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Cycle ====
Flagstaff is fairly bike-friendly; there are bike lanes on many major streets,<ref name="flagstaff.az.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1380|title=City of Flagstaff – Bicycle Program|publisher=Flagstaff.az.gov|access-date=December 26, 2011|archive-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301132147/http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1380|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Flagstaff Urban Trails System (FUTS) includes more than 50 miles of off-street trails that wind throughout the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/futs|title=City of Flagstaff&nbsp;– Flagstaff Urban Trails System (FUTS)|publisher=Flagstaff.az.gov|date=July 31, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2011|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719014524/https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/1379/Flagstaff-Urban-Trails-System-FUTS|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006 Flagstaff was designated a Bicycle-Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/communities/bfc_flagstaff.php|title=League of American Bicyclists * Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign|publisher=Bikeleague.org|access-date=December 26, 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016193644/http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/communities/bfc_flagstaff.php|archive-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> About nine percent of trips in Flagstaff are made by bicycle.<ref name="flagstaff.az.gov" />

===Utilities===
Electricity generation in Flagstaff is provided by [[Arizona Public Service]], an electric utility subsidiary operated by parent company Pinnacle West. The primary generating station near Flagstaff is the coal-fired, 995-MW [[Cholla Power Plant]], near [[Holbrook, Arizona|Holbrook]], which uses coal from the McKinley Mine in New Mexico. Near [[Page, Arizona|Page]] is the coal-fired, 750-MW Navajo Power Plant, supplied by an [[Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad|electric railroad]] that delivers coal from a mine on the [[Navajo Nation|Navajo]] and [[Hopi]] reservations in northern Arizona.<ref name="electric">"[http://www.aps.com/general_info/AboutAPS_18.html About APS: Power Plants] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607174154/http://www.aps.com/general_info/AboutAPS_18.html |date=June 7, 2007 }}." ''[[Arizona Public Service]].'' Retrieved on July 18, 2007.</ref> Flagstaff is also home to Arizona's first commercial [[solar power]] generating station, which was built in 1997 and provides 87&nbsp;kW of electricity. Combined with 16 other solar power locations in Arizona, the system provides over 5&nbsp;MW of electricity statewide.<ref name="solar">"[http://www.aps.com/my_community/Solar/Solar_22.html About APS: APS Solar Power Plants] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717134226/http://www.aps.com/my_community/Solar/Solar_22.html |date=July 17, 2007 }}." ''[[Arizona Public Service]].'' Retrieved on July 18, 2007.</ref>

Drinking water in Flagstaff is produced from conventional surface water treatment at the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant, on Upper Lake Mary, as well as from springs at the inner basin of the San Francisco Peaks. Groundwater from several [[water well]]s throughout the city and surrounding area provide additional sources of drinking water.<ref name="drinkingwater">"[http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.asp?NID=19 Drinking Water] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803085022/http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.asp?NID=19 |date=August 3, 2007 }}." ''City of Flagstaff.'' Retrieved on July 18, 2007.</ref> Water and wastewater services are provided by the City of Flagstaff.

Natural gas is provided by [[UniSource Energy Services]]. [[Qwest Corporation|CenturyLink QC]] is the incumbent local exchange carrier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.azcc.gov/utilities|title=Utilities Division &#124; Arizona Corporation Commission|website=Sitefinity-2020|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511111852/https://azcc.gov/utilities|url-status=live}}</ref> Cable television service is offered by [[Suddenlink Communications]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Suddenlink buying NPG Cable for $350&nbsp;million : Business| work = stltoday.com| access-date = May 25, 2015| url = http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/suddenlink-buying-npg-cable-for-million/article_79c200f8-db4c-5291-8428-7b8808423e3f.html| archive-date = July 19, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719014442/https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/suddenlink-buying-npg-cable-for-million/article_79c200f8-db4c-5291-8428-7b8808423e3f.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

===Health care===
The first hospital in the city was opened in 1936, by Charles Sechrist.<ref name=":12" /> The city's primary hospital is the 267-bed [[Flagstaff Medical Center]], on the north side of downtown Flagstaff. The hospital serves as the major regional [[trauma center]] for northern Arizona.