Editing Lowell, Massachusetts (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:LRTA bus along Stevens Street at Light Avenue; Lowell, MA; 2011-12-08.JPG|thumb|A bus of the Lowell Regional Transit Authority]]
Lowell can be reached by automobile from [[Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)|Interstate 495]], [[U.S. Route 3]], the [[Lowell Connector]], and Massachusetts Routes: [[Massachusetts Route 3A|3A]], [[Massachusetts Route 38|38]], [[Massachusetts Route 110|110]], [[Massachusetts Route 113|113]], and [[Massachusetts Route 133|133]], all of which run through the city; Route 133 begins at the spot where Routes 110 and 38 branch off just south of the Merrimack River.<ref name="coll">{{cite web|url=http://www.Lowellma.gov/depts/dpd/services/econdev/Location|title=City of Lowell – Location|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008072237/http://www.lowellma.gov/depts/dpd/services/econdev/Location|archive-date=October 8, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=October 2, 2007}}</ref>  There are [[List of crossings of the Merrimack River|six bridges crossing the Merrimack River]] in Lowell, and four crossing the Concord River (not including the two for I-495).

For public transit, Lowell is served by the [[Lowell Regional Transit Authority|Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA)]], which provides fixed route [[bus]] services and [[paratransit]] services to the city and surrounding area. [[OurBus]] has daily bus service to Worcester and New York City. Other service includes [[Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority|Merrimack Vallery Regional Transfer Authority (MVRTA)]] Route 24 to [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]], and the Coach Company bus to [[Foxwoods Resort Casino]].

Lowell is also served at [[Lowell station]] by the MBTA's commuter rail [[Lowell Line]], with several departures daily to and from Boston's [[North Station]].

The [[Lowell National Historical Park]] provides a free [[streetcar]] between its various sites in the city center, using track formerly used to provide freight access to the city's mills.  An expansion to expand the system to {{cvt|6.9|mile}} was planned but rejected in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Welker |first1=Grant |title=Expanded Lowell trolley plans derailed |url=http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_29524586/expanded-lowell-trolley-plans-derailed |website=Lowell Sun |access-date=24 June 2019 |date=16 Feb 2016 |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624193245/http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_29524586/expanded-lowell-trolley-plans-derailed |url-status=live }}</ref>

In addition to several car rental agencies, Lowell has four [[Zipcar]] rental locations convenient to Gallagher Terminal, the Downtown, and the three [[University of Massachusetts Lowell|UMass Lowell]] campuses (North, South and East).

===Hospitals===
* [[Lowell General Hospital]]
* [[Saints Medical Center]]

===Law enforcement===
[[File:Lower Highlands precinct police station; south and east sides; Lowell, MA; 2011-12-08.JPG|thumb|right| Police station in the city's Highlands neighborhood]]

The city is primarily policed and protected by the [[Lowell Police Department (Lowell, Massachusetts)|Lowell Police Department]], the University Police: [[UMass Lowell]], and the [[National Park Service]] Police.  The [[Massachusetts State Police]] and [[Middlesex County Sheriff's Office]] also work with local law enforcement to set up driver checkpoints for alcohol awareness.  With the growth of [[University of Massachusetts Lowell|UMass Lowell]] and the impact of its faculty and students in areas of scientific research, engineering, and nursing, the city has seen rapid gentrification of several neighborhoods.

=== Cable ===

Lowell Telecommunication Corporation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ltc.org/|title=Home – LTC|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919055715/https://www.ltc.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> (LTC) – A community media and technology center, as well as the first public access television station in Massachusetts to unionize,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lowellsun.com/2022/12/07/lowell-telemedia-staff-vote-to-unionize-create-greater-stability-in-the-workplace/ |title=Lowell TeleMedia Center staff vote to unionize, create 'greater stability' in the workplace |author=Cameron Morsberger|work=Lowell Sun|date=December 7, 2022 }}</ref> despite opposition from the nonprofit organization's board of directors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lowellsun.com/2023/02/14/lowell-telemedia-center-to-begin-contract-negotiations-following-union-certification/|work=Lowell Sun|title=Lowell TeleMedia Center to begin contract negotiations following union certification|date=February 14, 2023|author=Cameron Morsberger}}</ref>