Editing Tyler, Texas (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:TylerPRAirport.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial photo of [[Tyler Pounds Regional Airport]]]]
The most common form of [[transport]]ation is the [[motor vehicle]]. Tyler is a nexus of several major highways. [[Interstate 20 (Texas)|Interstate 20]] runs along the north edge of the city going east and west, [[U.S. Route 69 in Texas|U.S. Highway 69]] runs north–south through the center of town and [[Texas State Highway 64|State Highway 64]] runs east–west through the city. Tyler also has access to [[U.S. Highway 271 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 271]], [[Texas State Highway 31|State Highway 31]], [[Texas State Highway 155|State Highway 155]], and [[Texas State Highway 110|State Highway 110]]. [[Texas State Highway Loop 323|Loop 323]] was established in 1957 and encircles the city, which has continued to grow outside of this loop. [[Texas State Highway Loop 49|Loop 49]] is a limited access "outer loop" around the city and currently runs from State Highway 110 south of Tyler to US 69 northwest of Tyler near Lindale. [[List of state highway loops in Texas (100–199)#Loop 124|Loop 124]] is {{cvt|1.524|mi|km|}} in length.

===Public transportation===
[[File:Tyler May 2016 22 (Tyler Transit).jpg|thumb|Tyler Transit shuttle]]
Tyler Transit provides customers with [[public transport]]ation service within the City of Tyler. The buses run daily, excluding Sundays and holidays. Tyler Transit offers customers the option to purchase [[Ticket (admission)|tickets]], tokens, or passes at the Tyler Transit office, at 210 E. Oakwood Street inside the [[Cotton Belt Railroad]] Depot at the main transfer point. The City of Tyler paratransit service is a shared-ride, public transportation service. Requests for service must be made the day before the service is needed. Trips can be scheduled up to 14 days in advance. [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]] compliant paratransit service is provided to all origins and destinations within the service area defined as the city limits of Tyler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoftyler.org/Departments/TylerTransit.aspx |title=Tyler Transit |publisher=Cityoftyler.org |access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> [[Greyhound Lines]] bus service is available through a downtown terminal.

===Air===
[[Tyler Pounds Regional Airport]] offers service to and from [[Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport]] via [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]], providing service with [[Embraer]] [[ERJ-135]] and [[ERJ-145]] and CRJ-700 regional jets. General Aviation services are provided by two fixed-base operators, Johnson Aviation and the Jet Center of Tyler.

===Train===
Tyler was the hub for a series of short-line [[Rail transport|railroad]]s which later evolved into the [[St. Louis Southwestern Railway]], better known as "The Cotton Belt Route", with the city last being a stop on the unnamed successor to the ''[[Morning Star (train)|Morning Star]]'' between [[St. Louis]] and [[Dallas]].<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' September 1955, St. Louis Southwestern section</ref> This line later became part of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], which itself merged with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]], which continues to serve the city today with freight traffic. No passenger train service to Tyler has occurred since April 1956, but [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' runs through the city of [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]], a short distance north of Tyler.

===Walkability===
A 2014 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Tyler with a walkability score of 32 (out of 100) with some amenities within walking distance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/TX/Tyler |title=City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2014 |access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref>