Editing Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Roads and highways====
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-15 12 57 36 View west along Interstate 80 and south along U.S. Route 209 (Keystone Shortway) from the overpass for Pennsylvania State Route 611 (Park Avenue) in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|I-80 westbound and US 209 southbound in East Stroudsburg]]}}
As of 2020, there were {{convert|22.68|mi}} of public roads in Stroudsburg, of which {{convert|7.99|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|14.69|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/45404.pdf|title=Stroudsburg Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref>

[[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]] and [[U.S. Route 209 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 209]] are the most prominent highways serving Stroudsburg. They traverse the borough concurrently via the Keystone Shortway along an east–west alignment across the southern portion of the borough. [[U.S. Route 209 Business (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 209 Business]] follows Main Street along a southwest–northeast alignment through the center of the borough. [[Pennsylvania Route 191]] follows Broad Street and Fifth Street along a north–south alignment across the eastern part of the borough. Finally, [[Pennsylvania Route 611]] follows Foxtown Hill Road, Park Avenue, Main Street, and Ninth Street along a southeast–northwest alignment through the center of the borough, including a short concurrency with US 209 Business.

====Public transportation====
[[File:Summer excursion routes and rates (1897) (14759200922).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Lackawanna station in the 1890s]]
The [[Monroe County Transit Authority]] (MCTA) serves [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]] with three bus routes. Stroudsburg is served by MCTA's Blue, Yellow, and Red Routes. Only three of the authority's routes have their hub at the [[Stroud Mall]], the Orange Route goes to [[Giant-Carlisle|Giant]] in [[Bartonsville, Pennsylvania|Bartonsville]], just northwest of the borough on [[Pennsylvania Route 611|PA 611]] in adjacent [[Stroud Township, Pennsylvania|Stroud Township]]. Connections to other MCTA routes are provided at the Stroud Mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomcta.com/fixedrouteroutes.php|title=Pocono Pony Routes}}</ref>

Until the mid-1960s the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]] and later the [[Erie Lackawanna Railroad]] served the town with the ''[[Phoebe Snow (train)|Phoebe Snow]],'' the ''[[Lake Cities (Erie Railroad train)|Lake Cities]]'' and several other trains. Since the 2010s there have been efforts to restore passenger rail service to [[New York City]], in the [[Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project]]. Grants have been committed to bridge restoration to ensure the restoration of train movement.<ref>Stacy M. Brown, "Pocono Record," May 17, 2016 http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20160517/grants-keep-poconos-to-new-york-commuter-train-moving</ref>

Martz Bus and Aegean Transportation provide service to NYC, while various smaller companies provide service to [[Paterson, New Jersey]] and Upper Manhattan.

===Utilities===
[[PPL Corporation]] and [[FirstEnergy]] subsidiary [[Met-Ed]] both provide electricity to Stroudsburg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Service Area|publisher=PPL Electric Utilities|url=https://www.pplelectric.com/utility/about-us/about-ppl-electric-utilities/service-area.aspx|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=General Tariff|publisher=PPL Electric Utilities|date=June 20, 2017|page=4|url=https://www.pplelectric.com/-/media/PPLElectric/At-Your-Service/Docs/Current-Electric-Tariff/master.pdf|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Our Service Area|publisher=FirstEnergy|url=https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/help/making_service_requests/our_service_area.html|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electric Service Tariff|publisher=Met-Ed|date=July 17, 2017|pages=8–10|url=https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/customer/Customer%20Choice/Files/PA/tariffs/ME-Tariff-52-Supp-43.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> In the borough, the two companies' service areas overlap and they share utility lines, with the electric provider varying by home or business. Originally, customers could not change the company that maintained the electric line that connected to the home or business, but in 2014, a ruling by the [[Pennsylvania Utility Commission]] allowed a business owner to change the owner of the line from Met-Ed to PPL Electric Utilities.<ref>{{cite news|last=Witkowski|first=Wayne|title=Stroudsburg attorney wins right to choose electricity provider|work=Pocono Record|date=June 1, 2014|url=http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20140601/News/406020321|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> [[UGI Central Penn Gas]] provides natural gas to Stroudsburg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geographic Footprint|publisher=UGI|url=https://www.ugi.com/about-us/geographic-footprint/|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Tariff|publisher=UGI Central Penn Gas|date=July 7, 2017|pages=5–12|url=http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIC/docs/Distribution%20Tariff/Distribution%20Tariff.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> The Brodhead Creek Regional Authority provides water to Stroudsburg and surrounding areas, with its water supply coming from the [[Brodhead Creek]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|publisher=Brodhead Creek Regional Authority|url=http://www.brodheadcreekregionalauthority.us|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> The Stroudsburg Borough Sewer Department provides sewer service to the borough, operating a wastewater treatment plant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water and Sewer|publisher=Stroudsburg Borough|url=http://stroudsburgboro.com/water-and-sewer/|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> Trash collection in Stroudsburg is provided by private haulers while recycling collection is provided by the borough.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash and Recycling Collection|publisher=Stroudsburg Borough|url=http://stroudsburgboro.com/trash-and-recycling-collection/|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>