Editing Hobe Sound, Florida (section)

==Transportation==
Travel in Hobe Sound is predominantly performed by private automobile. There are no interstate highways in Hobe Sound; the nearest, [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]], is {{convert|7|mi|0}} west. Hobe Sound is dominated by [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|US 1]], a four- and six-lane [[arterial road]] that runs north to south. Other important throughways include [[Florida State Road A1A]] (locally known as a part of the old '[[Dixie Highway]]'), Bridge Road, Gomez Avenue, and Osprey Street. US 1 arguably represents the central business district though some commercial activity occurs on Dixie Highway (A1A) near Bridge Road.

===Mass transit===
[[Martin County Public Transit]] (MARTY) provides fixed-route bus service through Hobe Sound. Hobe Sound located on MARTY bus route 4 and route 20x. Bus route 20x offers service to Palm Beach County, and connects with [[Palm Tran]] bus service.<ref>https://www.martin.fl.us/BusSchedule Martin County MARTY bus services</ref> The Community Coach, a service of the Council on Aging of Martin County, is an additional public transportation service for Martin County. It operates a curb-to-curb, advance reservation, shared ride service and also operates fixed-route services in other parts of the county. The closest [[Tri-Rail]] commuter railroad station is located in [[Mangonia Park station|Mangonia Park]] to the south.

===Railroads===
The [[Florida East Coast Railway]] runs through Hobe Sound parallel to [[A1A]]. [[grade crossing|At-grade crossings]] can be found at (from north to south) A1A, Osprey Street, Crossrip Street, Pettway Street, Bridge Road, and Gleason Street.

Until 1963 long distance trains, ''[[Champion (train)|East Coast Champion]],'' ''[[City of Miami (train)|City of Miami]],'' ''Havana Special'' and ''[[South Wind (train)|South Wind]],'' served Hope Sound's station. Until 1957 the ''Dixieland,'' (''nee'' ''[[Dixie Flagler]]'') made stops there as well.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Florida East Coast Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=86 |issue=7 |date=December 1953}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Florida East Coast Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=90 |issue=7 |date=December 1957}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Florida East Coast Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=91 |issue=3 |date=January 1962}}</ref> Until 1968 local Jacksonville to Miami trains made stops at Hobe Sound.<ref>Bramson, Seth H. ''Speedway to Sunshine: the story of the Florida East Coast Railway'', Boston Mills Press, 2010, p. 153. {{ISBN|9781554077533}}.</ref>

The [[Stuart station (Brightline)|Stuart Brightline station]] is scheduled to open in 2026, and will be located a few miles north of Hobe Sound in Downtown Stuart. Currently, the  [[West Palm Beach station (Brightline)|West Palm Beach Brightline station]] is the closest stop to Hobe Sound. The historic [[West Palm Beach station]] is also served by Tri-Rail, and is the closest [[Amtrak]] stop to Hobe Sound.

===Airports===
The closest airport to Hobe Sound is [[Witham Field]], and is located in Stuart. This airport is primarily used for [[general aviation]]. The closest airport offering [[Commercial aviation|commercial service]] is [[Palm Beach International Airport]].