Editing Guadalajara (section)

== Transportation ==

Guadalajara is well connected by a number of modern highways. These include Fed 15D, which connects the city northwestward to [[Nogales, Sonora]], via [[Tepic, Nayarit]] and eastwards to Mexico City via [[Morelia]]; Fed 80D which runs northeast toward [[Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes|Aguascalientes]]; and Fed 54D which runs southward to the coast via [[Colima, Colima|Colima]]. The city's well-connected transportation infrastructure allows easy access to [[Mexico City]], to the southeast, and to the major beach resorts of [[Manzanillo, Colima|Manzanillo]], [[Mazatlán]] and [[Puerto Vallarta]] to the southwest, northwest, and west, respectively.

[[File:Terminal 1 Guadalajara Intl (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Guadalajara International Airport]] is the 10th busiest airport in [[Latin America]] and a hub for [[Aeroméxico]], [[Volaris]], and [[VivaAerobus]].]]

The [[Guadalajara International Airport]], also known as Guadalajara International Airport (ICAO code: MMGL) opened in 1966. It is located {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} south of downtown Guadalajara, and it was built in the city of [[Tlajomulco]], near [[Chapala, Mexico|Chapala]]. The airport is the third most active in the country (after Mexico City and [[Cancún]]) with direct flights to many Mexican and American cities.<ref name="pstats">{{cite web |url= http://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/index.php?tpl=doc&noticiaid=1148&noticiafecha=2008-01-11&srctpl=&section=ESTADISTICAS&menu=ESTADISTICAS |title= Passenger Statistics for 2007 |publisher= Grupo Aeropuerto del Pacifico |location= Mexico |access-date= January 24, 2010 |archive-date= 22 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223210/http://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/index.php?tpl=doc&noticiaid=1148&noticiafecha=2008-01-11&srctpl=&section=ESTADISTICAS&menu=ESTADISTICAS |url-status= live }}</ref>

Within the city itself, there are many forms of [[public transport]]ation. The [[Guadalajara light rail system]], named SITEUR (Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano), Spanish for Urban Electrical Train System, provides [[rapid transit]] service within Guadalajara and the neighboring municipalities of Zapopan and Tlaquepaque. It consists of 3 lines: line 1, running from north to south, with 19 stations, line 2, running from downtown to the east, with 10 stations and line 3. The trains are electric and have a top speed of {{convert|70|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. The 48 [[articulated tram|articulated]] cars currently in service<ref name="trenes">{{cite web|url= http://www.siteur.gob.mx/Pagina%20Web2/dat2.htm|title=Trenes |publisher=Government of Jalisco |location=Guadalajara, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Trains |access-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215044510/http://www.siteur.gob.mx/Pagina%20Web2/dat2.htm |archive-date=February 15, 2009}}</ref> were built in Mexico by [[Concarril]]/[[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]].<ref name="LRA-1994">May, Jack. "Mexico Says Sí to LRT: Light Rail ''South of the Border''". ''1994 Light Rail Annual & User's Guide'', pp. 5–7. Pasadena, California (US): [[Pentrex]]. ISSN 0160-6913.</ref> Construction on a third line began in 2014 and concluded in 2020. Line 3 runs from [[Zapopan]], in the northwest, to [[Tlaquepaque]] and [[Tonalá, Jalisco|Tonalá]], in the southeast, via the city center.<ref name="Line 3 presentation">{{cite web|title=Línea 3 del Tren Eléctrico de Guadalajara|url=http://www.l3gdl.com/phocadownload/Presentacion/Presentacion_FINAL.pdf|website=Línea 3 project website|publisher=Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Jalisco|access-date=2015-08-10|date=2014|archive-date=2015-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904080956/http://www.l3gdl.com/phocadownload/Presentacion/Presentacion_FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Carro Barcelona Metro 9000 arrivando a la estaciòn Guadalajara Centro de la Línea 3 del Tren Eléctrico Urbano de Guadalajara.ogv|thumb|[[Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano|Guadalajara's light rail system]].]]

The [[Guadalajara Macrobús]] (also known as ''Mi Macro'') is a public transportation system based on the concept of [[bus rapid transit]], where each bus has a single route and boarding station. Phase I of the Macrobús project opened in 2009 with a {{convert|16|km|mi|lk=out|adj=mid|-long|sp=us}} corridor following Calzada Independencia and serving 27 stations.<ref name="macrobus">{{cite web|url= http://www.macrobus.gob.mx/ |title=Macrobús Tu Ciudad se Mueve en Grande |publisher=Government of Jalisco |location=Guadalajara, Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Macrobus Your City Moves Big Time |access-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100516141240/http://www.macrobus.gob.mx/ |archive-date=May 16, 2010}}</ref> [[Mi Macro Periférico]] is the newest line of the Guadalajara Macrobús system, running 41.6 kilometers along the Anillo Periférico, connecting with most transportation systems in the city. A new line of Mi Macro is expected to run along Carretera a Chapala, connecting with the [[Guadalajara Airport|Guadalajara International Airport]].
The [[Trolleybuses in Guadalajara|Guadalajara trolleybus system]] has been operating since the 1970s,<ref name="LRA-1994"/><ref name="sisteco">{{cite web|url= http://sistecozome.jalisco.gob.mx/servicios.html |title=Sistecozome |publisher=Government of Jalisco |location=Guadalajara, Mexico |language=es |access-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100123122407/http://sistecozome.jalisco.gob.mx/servicios.html |archive-date=January 23, 2010 }}</ref> along with many city buses run by private companies and a bustling network of pedestrianized streets.

Mi Bici Pública, [[PBSC Urban Solutions|PBSC Urban Solutions-based]] [[Bicycle-sharing system|public bike share system]], was launched in 2014. In 2016, the city implemented 242 docking stations and 2116 bikes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bixi-bike-sharing-cities-1.3539443|title=Once bankrupt, Montreal's Bixi can't keep up with global demand|access-date=2016-09-15|archive-date=6 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906084747/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bixi-bike-sharing-cities-1.3539443|url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 2018 Mi Bici has 19,664 annually subscribed users.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mibici.net/es/datos-abiertos/|title=MIBICI {{!}} Datos abiertos|website=www.mibici.net|language=es|access-date=2018-10-28|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180904120929/https://www.mibici.net/es/datos-abiertos/ |archive-date=2018-09-04|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Guadalajara, a person spends an average of 82 minutes per weekday commuting with public transportation. 23% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 15 min, while 22% of riders wait for an average of over 20 minutes each day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 8&nbsp;km, and 16% travel for over 12&nbsp;km in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_M%C3%A9xico_Guadalajara-2900|title=Guadalajara Public Transportation Statistics|publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-date=11 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060516/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_M%C3%A9xico_Guadalajara-2900|url-status=live}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50x50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [[creativecommons:by/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]].</ref>