Editing Fresno, California (section)

==Transportation==
===Highways===
[[File:Cal State Route 41.jpg|thumb|The interchange between State Routes 41 and 180 in Downtown Fresno]]
Fresno is served by [[California State Route 99|State Route 99]], the main north–south freeway that connects the major population centers of California's Central Valley. [[California State Route 168|State Route 168]], the Sierra Freeway, heads east to the city of [[Clovis, California|Clovis]] and [[Huntington Lake]]. [[California State Route 41|State Route 41]] (Yosemite Freeway/Eisenhower Freeway) comes into Fresno from [[Atascadero]] in the south, and then heads north to [[Yosemite National Park]]. [[California State Route 180|State Route 180]] (Kings Canyon Freeway) comes from the west via [[Mendota, California|Mendota]], and then east through the city of [[Reedley, California|Reedley]] to [[Kings Canyon National Park]].

Fresno is the most populous U.S. city not directly linked to an [[Interstate highway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> When the Interstate Highway System was created in the 1950s, the decision was made to build what is now [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]] on the west side of the Central Valley, and thus bypass many of the population centers in the region, instead of upgrading what is now State Route 99.<ref>[http://www.cahighways.org/001-008.html#005|California Highways-Routes 1-8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120105136/http://cahighways.org/001-008.html#005%7CCalifornia |date=November 20, 2010}}. California Highways. Accessed January 1, 2011</ref> Due to rapidly rising population and traffic in cities along SR 99, as well as the desirability of Federal funding, much discussion has been made to upgrade it to interstate standards and eventually incorporate it into the interstate system, most likely as [[List of future Interstate Highways#Interstate 7 or 9|Interstate 7 or 9]]. Major improvements to signage, lane width, median separation, vertical clearance, and other concerns are currently underway.

===Bus services===
[[File:Fresno FAX bus.jpg|thumb|[[Fresno Area Express]] bus]]
[[Fresno Area Express]] (FAX) is the city's primary [[public transit]] system, which operates eighteen routes and Handy Ride, a [[paratransit]] operation. FAX introduced a frequent bus service called FAX15 in January 2017 with buses operating every 15 minutes on Cedar and Shaw Avenues. The FAX Q line, which the agency brands as bus rapid transit, was introduced in February 2018 and offers service as often as every 10 minutes on Blackstone Avenue, Ventura Avenue and Kings Canyon Road.<ref name="Department of Transportation | FAX Q">{{cite web |title=Department of Transportation: FAX Q |url=https://www.fresno.gov/transportation/fax/fax-q/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711232126/https://www.fresno.gov/transportation/fax/fax-q/ |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=February 17, 2020 |publisher=City of Fresno Department of Transportation}}</ref>

As the county seat and the largest city in the region, Fresno also sees service from neighboring regional bus services including [[Clovis Transit]], [[Fresno County Rural Transit Agency]], [[Kings Area Regional Transit]], and [[Visalia Transit]]'s [[V-LINE]]. Intercity and long-distance bus services are provided by [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]].

The [[Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System]] added summer seasonal service between Fresno and [[Yosemite National Park]] in May 2015.<ref name="Sierra Star Yosemite">{{cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Brian |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Fresno-Yosemite bus service begins Saturday |newspaper=Sierra Star |url=http://www.sierrastar.com/2015/05/22/73267_fresno-yosemite-bus-service-begins.html?rh=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528052536/http://www.sierrastar.com/2015/05/22/73267_fresno-yosemite-bus-service-begins.html?rh=1 |archive-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bee bus route">{{cite news |last=George |first=Carmen |date=May 20, 2015 |title=New bus route from Fresno to Yosemite starts Saturday |newspaper=Fresno Bee |url=http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article21522318.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824101941/https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article21522318.html |archive-date=August 24, 2018}}</ref>

The city once provided [[tram|trolley]] service during the late 19th and early 20th century. Known as the Fresno City Railway Company and later the [[Fresno Traction Company]], the service operated horse-drawn streetcars from 1887 to 1901. Electric streetcars were introduced in 1903. The electric streetcars were used until 1939.<ref>{{cite web
  |url    = http://www.valleyhistory.org/PandP/fultonstreet.html
  |title   = Fulton Berry's Street: From Street Cars To No Cars At All, Almost
  |publisher = Fresno Historical Society
  |access-date = June 6, 2007
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070223054804/http://valleyhistory.org/PandP/fultonstreet.html |archive-date = February 23, 2007}}</ref> A proposal to include a modern [[light rail]] system in long-term transportation plans was rejected by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors in January 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pyle |first=Amy |date=January 25, 1987 |title=Will rail rejection place Fresno on wrong track? |page=A10 |work=Fresno Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-will-rail-rejection-place/125991161/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=June 6, 2023}}</ref>

===Airports===
[[File:FAT terminal building, 11-2013.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fresno Yosemite International Airport]] terminal]]
[[Fresno Yosemite International Airport]] (airport code: FAT), formerly known as Fresno Air Terminal, provides regularly scheduled commercial airline service. The airport serves an estimated 1.3&nbsp;million passengers annually.

[[Fresno Chandler Executive Airport]] (airport code: FCH) is {{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Downtown Fresno. Built in the 1920s by the [[Works Projects Administration]], it is one of the oldest operational airports in California. The airport currently serves as a general aviation airport.

[[Sierra Sky Park Airport]] (airport code: E79) in Northwest Fresno is a privately owned airport, but is open to the public. Extra-wide streets surrounding the airport allow for residents of the community to land, taxi down the extra-wide streets, and park their aircraft in a garage at their home. Sierra Sky Park is recognized as the first [[airpark|residential aviation community]] in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898437,00.html | title=The Front-Door Fliers | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date=December 10, 1965 | access-date=January 22, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101093954/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898437,00.html | archive-date=November 1, 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:2009-0725-CA-FresnoSantaFeStation (cropped).jpg|thumb|Historic [[Santa Fe Passenger Depot (Fresno, California)|Santa Fe Station]] in Downtown Fresno]]
Passenger rail service is provided by [[Amtrak]] ''[[San Joaquins]]''. The main passenger rail station is the renovated historic [[Santa Fe Passenger Depot (Fresno)|Santa Fe Railroad Depot]] in Downtown Fresno. The city of Fresno is planned to be served by the future [[California High-Speed Rail]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-10-01-E9-23749 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002093346/http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-10-01-E9-23749 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |title=High Speed Train Project |publisher=Department of Transportation}}</ref>

Freight rail service is provided by both the [[BNSF Railway]] and the [[Union Pacific Railroad]], which both operate Bakersfield-Stockton mainlines that cross in Fresno, and both railroads maintain railyards within the city. The shortline [[San Joaquin Valley Railroad]] also operates former Southern Pacific branch lines heading west and south out of the city.