Editing Oxnard, California (section)

==Transportation==

===Road===
The [[Ventura Freeway]] ([[U.S. Route 101 in California|US 101]]) is the major highway running through Oxnard, connecting [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] and [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] to the northwest, and Los Angeles to the southeast. The [[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1)]] heads down the coast south to [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]. [[California State Route 34|Highway 34]] (Fifth Street) connects downtown Oxnard with Camarillo by running east parallel with the [[Coast Line (UP)|Southern Pacific Coast Line]], which carries ''[[Coast Starlight]]'', ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' and [[Ventura County Line]] passenger trains. [[California State Route 232|State Route 232]] (Vineyard Avenue) heads northeast, providing connections to [[California State Route 118]] to [[Saticoy, California|Saticoy]] and the junction with [[California State Route 126]] which goes to [[Santa Paula, California|Santa Paula]], [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]] and [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]].

===Port===
{{Further|Port of Hueneme}}

The Port of Hueneme is located south of Oxnard in the city of [[Port Hueneme]] and is jointly operated by the [[United States Navy]] and the Oxnard Harbor District. The port is the only deep water port between the [[Port of Long Beach]] and the [[Port of San Francisco]], as well as the only military deep water port between [[San Diego Bay]] and [[Puget Sound]].

The Port of Hueneme is a shipping and receiving point for a wide variety of resources with destinations in the larger population centers of the [[Los Angeles Basin]]. Resources include automobiles, [[pineapple]], and bananas. Agricultural products such as onions, [[strawberry|strawberries]], and flowers are shipped.<ref name="VCS 2016-07-21">{{cite news |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/oxnard/trade-is-key-topic-of-meeting-between-mexican-consul-oxnard-mayor--3805a735-865e-5528-e053-0100007fd-387975862.html |title=Trade is key topic of meeting between Mexican consul, Oxnard mayor |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |first=Amanda |last=Covarrubias |date=July 22, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref>

The [[United States Navy]] maintains a facility at Port Hueneme in support of the naval air station at [[Point Mugu, California|Point Mugu]] to the south, with which it comprises [[Naval Base Ventura County]]. [[Port Hueneme]] is the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] home of the Naval Construction Force, the "[[Seabee (US Navy)|Seabees]]", as well as a link in the coastal radar system.

===Harbor===
[[Channel Islands Harbor]] provides recreational boating and commercial fishing moorings. It shares the nickname "Gateway to the Channel Islands" with [[Ventura Harbor]] {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} to the north because operations that sail to the islands out of the harbors. Both harbors are vital [[fishing industry]] harbors.

===Airport===
[[Oxnard Airport]] is a general aviation airport within the city that is owned and operated by the County of Ventura. While commercial service was offered in the past, no airlines currently provide service.

===Public transit===
[[File:Oxnard Transportation Center.jpg|thumb|[[Oxnard Transit Center]]]]
The [[Oxnard Transit Center]] serves as a major transit hub for the city and the west county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2023 |title=Station Highlight: Oxnard |url=https://www.pacificsurfliner.com/blog/station-highlight-oxnard/ |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=Pacific Surfliner |language=en}}</ref>

====Rail====
;[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: Six round-trip trains from the [[Ventura County Line]] provide commuter service to Los Angeles on weekdays during peak hours.

;[[Amtrak]]: Ten round-trip [[Pacific Surfliner]]s daily through Los Angeles to San Diego. Some northbound trains to Santa Barbara continue to [[San Luis Obispo]]. The [[Coast Starlight]], which travels from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Seattle]], stops twice a day (once in each direction), making the west Ventura County stop here (east county stop is [[Simi Valley station|Simi Valley]]).

====Bus====
;[[Gold Coast Transit]] District: Operates local bus service in the city of Oxnard, [[Port Hueneme, CA|Port Hueneme]], [[Ventura, CA|Ventura]], and [[Ojai, CA|Ojai]]. Its hub is the Oxnard Transit Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoasttransit.org/schedules/current-schedules |title=Current Schedules |publisher=Goldcoasttransit.org |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>

;[[VCTC Intercity]]: Operates three Conejo Connection buses during peak hours towards the [[Warner Center Transit Hub]] in the San Fernando Valley, connecting with the [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro G Line]]. The Conejo Connection does not go to the Oxnard Transit Center, but instead stops at the [[Esplanade Shopping Center]] near Highway 101.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goventura.org/?q=travel-ventura/vista/routes-schedules/routes/vista-highway-101-conejo-connection-northbound-weekday |title=VCTC Highway 101 & Conejo Connection Northbound Weekday |publisher=GoVentura |access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>  VCTC also operates the Coastal Connection through [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] towards [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Goleta, California|Goleta]] from the Esplanade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goventura.org/?q%3Dtravel-ventura%2Fvista%2Froutes-schedules%2Froutes%2Fvista-coastal-express-northbound-weekday |title=Vista Coastal Express Northbound Weekday &#124; GoVentura |access-date=February 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226180119/http://www.goventura.org/?q=travel-ventura%2Fvista%2Froutes-schedules%2Froutes%2Fvista-coastal-express-northbound-weekday |archive-date=February 26, 2014 }}</ref>

A smaller transfer center at the Centerpoint Mall on C Street for Gold Coast Transit serves South Oxnard and Port Hueneme routes. VCTC also operates the Oxnard-CSUCI route to [[California State University, Channel Islands]] and [[Oxnard College]] from this transfer center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goventura.org/?q=travel-ventura/vista/routes-schedules/routes/vista-csuci-oxnard-weekday |title=VCTC CSUCI Oxnard Weekday |publisher=GoVentura |access-date=May 30, 2016}}</ref>