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==Transportation== ===Transit=== The [[Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority]] operates a commuter bus serving major employers in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cirta.us/workforce-connect/whitestown-connector/|title=Whitestown Connector|access-date=September 5, 2023}}</ref> ===Highways=== * [[File:I-65.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 65 in Indiana|Interstate 65]] * [[File:US 52.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in Indiana|US 52]] - concurrent with Interstate 65 * [[File:Indiana 267.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 267|State Road 267]] ===Airports=== There are no airports located within Whitestown town limits. The nearest public use airports are: * [[Boone County Airport (Indiana)|Boone County Airport]], located approximately 4.4 [[nautical mile]]s (5.1 [[mile|mi]], 8.2 [[kilometre|km]]) northwest of Whitestown's historic downtown district * [[Indianapolis Executive Airport]], located approximately 4.9 nautical miles (5.6 [[mile|mi]], 9.1 [[kilometre|km]]) northeast The nearest commercial airport which currently has scheduled airline service is [[Indianapolis International Airport]] (IND), located approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} south of Whitestown. ===Railroads and trails=== [[File:Big Four Trail trailhead.jpg|thumb|upright|Trailhead marker for the Big 4 Trail in northwest Whitestown, Indiana|left]] The Lafayette and Indianapolis Railroad line traversing Whitestown was owned and operated by a number of companies from its inception in 1851 until it was abandoned in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abandonedrails.com/Lafayette_to_Indianapolis|title=Lafayette to Indianapolis - Abandoned Rails|website=www.abandonedrails.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/indot/files/Rail_STBFilings.pdf | access-date=2023-10-28 | title=Indiana Railroad Abandonments | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021191102/https://www.in.gov/indot/files/Rail_STBFilings.pdf | archive-date=2018-10-21}}</ref> In 2015, Whitestown began re-purposing portions of the former railroad line as a [[shared use path]]. It is known as the Big 4 Heritage Trail and travels intermittent portions of Boone County, including into nearby Lebanon and Zionsville. Whitestown's portion of the trail covers {{convert|2.4|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pearl|first1=Elizabeth|title=Whitestown considers land purchase for Big 4|url=http://www.timessentinel.com/news/local_news/whitestown-considers-land-purchase-for-big/article_32ec662f-c6fa-54bc-ae8f-876956d1a19f.html|website=Times Sentinel|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> In April 2022, Whitestown receive 1.1 million dollars to complete its portion of the Big 4 Trail, adding {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} miles to the southern segment and {{convert|0.9|mi|km}} to the northern segment. The project is expected to be completed in 2023.<ref name="MilAwarded">{{cite news |last1=Musselman |first1=Jacob |title=Whitestown and Sheridan awarded grants through Next Level Trails program |url=https://www.reporter.net/across_indiana/whitestown-and-sheridan-awarded-grants-through-next-level-trails-program/article_d961ec74-c19f-11ec-84d4-3379303f6b28.html |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Lebanon Reporter |language=en}}</ref>
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