Editing Winston-Salem, North Carolina (section)

==Transportation==

===Public transportation===
[[File:Winston-Salem Transit Authority Map (2019).svg|thumb|Map of Winston-Salem Transit Authority]]
The Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) has the responsibility of providing public transportation. It took over from the Safe Bus Company, founded in the 1920s as the largest black-owned transportation company in the United States, in 1972.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://wstransit.com/about-2/|title=Winston Salem Transit Authority|work=www.wstransit.com|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> Operating out of the Clark Campbell Transportation Center at 100 West Fifth Street, WSTA operates 30 daytime bus routes, 24 of which also provide night service; 24 routes that operate from morning until midnight on Saturday; and 16 Sunday routes. WSTA makes nearly 3 million passenger-trips annually. In February 2010 WSTA added 10 diesel–electric buses to its fleet.

The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) operates a daily schedule from the Campbell Center connecting Winston-Salem to [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], [[Mt. Airy, North Carolina|Mt. Airy]], High Point and Greensboro, where other systems provide in-state routes to points east. PART also offers Route 5 (the Amtrak Connector), which provides daily service to and from the [[Amtrak]] station in High Point multiple times during the day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.partnc.org/239/About-Us|title=About PART|work=www.partnc.org|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>

===Thoroughfares===
[[File:Exits 6 at Westbound I-40 Business in Winston-Salem, NC.jpg|thumb|right|US 421 (Formerly Business I-40) at the US 52 interchange in downtown Winston-Salem.  (US 311 has since been truncated further north)]] 
[[Interstate 40|I-40]] serves as the main [[Interstate Highway System|interstate]] through the city, traversing from east–west, south of Downtown. [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]] links Winston-Salem to [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] further southeast after its junction with Interstate 40. Interstate 74 is planned to be extended and routed onto the eastern leg of the [[Winston-Salem Northern Beltway]],  a freeway that will loop around the city, mostly to the north. This will include Auxiliary Route [[Interstate 274 (North Carolina)|I-274]] on the western section.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/western-ws-beltway-delayed/article_ad8f518c-2af2-11ee-9b29-53109ad9542f.html|title=Wait grows longer for western segment of Winston-Salem Northern Beltway|last=Young|first=Wes|date=October 9, 2023|website=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wstoday.6amcity.com/winston-salem-northern-beltway|title=What's the latest on the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway|last=Wanteu|first=Kellina|date=October 23, 2023|website=Winston-Salem Today|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> [[Interstate 285 (North Carolina)|I-285]] is a spur route, that connects I-40 with I-85 from southern Winston-Salem to the Davidson County limits. [[U.S. Route 52|US 52]] runs concurrent with [[North Carolina Highway 8|NC 8]]) as the predominant north–south freeway through Winston-Salem, passing near the heart of downtown. [[Salem Parkway (North Carolina)|Salem Parkway]], which carries [[U.S. Route 421|US 421]], is an east–west freeway which passes through downtown Winston-Salem and traverses between I-40 at both points of the parkway. US 421 splits in the western part of the city onto its own freeway west (signed north) toward [[Wilkesboro, North Carolina|Wilkesboro]] and [[Boone, North Carolina]].  [[Silas Creek Parkway]], which carries [[North Carolina Highway 67|NC 67]] for most of its route, is an [[Limited-access road|expressway]] that traverses from the northwestern section of the city to the south central section. The corridor bypasses several areas surrounding downtown and serves as a vital connector to [[Wake Forest University]], [[Hanes Mall]], [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum|The LJVM Coliseum]], and [[Forsyth Tech]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalnow.com/news/local/northwest-almanac-early-days-of-silas-creek-parkway/article_0a2efef4-5413-5df3-ad61-67843005d45b.html|title=Northwest Almanac: Early days of Silas Creek Parkway|date=October 30, 2017|website=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>

Major arterial thoroughfares in Winston-Salem include Reynolda Road (which also carries [[NC 67]] for a portion of its length), [[North Carolina Highway 150|NC 150]] (Peters Creek Parkway), [[U.S. Route 158|US 158]] (Stratford Road), University Parkway, Hanes Mall Boulevard, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, North Point Boulevard, Country Club Road, Jonestown Road, Patterson Avenue, Fourth Street, Trade Street, Third Street, Liberty Street, and Main Street.
[[File:NC-082 Seal2.jpg|thumb|upright|Winston-Salem Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron patch]]

===Aviation===
Winston-Salem is served by [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]. The airport also serves much of the surrounding [[Piedmont Triad]] area, including [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]]; the Authority that manages the airport is governed by board members appointed by all three cities as well as both of their counties, Guilford and Forsyth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flyfrompti.com/about-pti/|title=About PTI – Piedmont Triad International Airport|website=flyfrompti.com|date=15 January 2019|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>

A smaller airport, known as [[Smith Reynolds Airport]], is located within the city limits, just northeast of downtown.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://smithreynolds.org/history/|title=History of Smith Reynolds airport|work=www.smithreyonlds.org|access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> It is mainly used for [[general aviation]] and charter flights. Every year, Smith Reynolds Airport hosts an air show for the general public. The Smith Reynolds Airport is home to the Winston-Salem [[Civil Air Patrol]] Composite Squadron, also known as NC-082. The Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit volunteer organization.

===Rail===
{{Main|High Point (Amtrak station)}}
Winston-Salem is one of the larger cities in the South that are not directly served by [[Amtrak]]. However, an [[Amtrak Thruway]] operates three times daily in each direction between Winston-Salem and the Amtrak station in nearby [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]], 16 miles east. Buses depart from the Winston-Salem Transportation Center, then stop on the Winston-Salem State University campus before traveling to High Point. From the High Point station, riders can board the [[Crescent (Amtrak)|Crescent]], [[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]] or [[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]] line. These lines run directly to local North Carolina destinations as well as cities across the Southeast, as far west as [[New Orleans]] and as far north as New York City.