Editing Telluride, Colorado (section)

==Transportation==
Telluride is served by [[Telluride Regional Airport]]. Scheduled flight options are limited, due to the airport's somewhat short runway and frequent closures under bad weather, so most passengers going to Telluride use [[Montrose Regional Airport]], {{convert|67|mi}} to the north.

Free public transportation is provided in Telluride. The bus system, called ''Galloping Goose'', makes a complete loop around the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Galloping Goose Route and Information|url=https://www.telluride-co.gov/255/Galloping-Goose-Route-and-Information |access-date=July 18, 2023}}</ref> A gondola lift links Telluride with [[Mountain Village, Colorado|Mountain Village]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gondola - Chondola|url=https://townofmountainvillage.com/explore/getting-around/gondola-chondola/ |access-date=July 18, 2023}}</ref>

Telluride's free gondola is the only one of its kind in North America. It stops at four stations: Telluride, St. Sophia, and two stops in Mountain Village.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gondola |url=https://www.telluride.com/discover/the-gondola/ |website=Visit Telluride |publisher=Telluride Tourism Board |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> It was the first leg of a transportation agreement for the Telluride Region that was stipulated as part of the Mountain Village zoning expansion that would provide free gondola service from the Town of Telluride and the Mountain Village to the Aldasoro Development, the West Meadows Development, the Valley Floor Development, and the West Meadows Development to virtually eliminate the use or need for a car in the Telluride Region of San Miguel County. It is a 13-minute ride and reaches an elevation of {{convert|10540|ft}} at the San Sophia station.

Regional bus service is provided by the San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART).

Telluride is part of Colorado's [[Bustang]] intercity bus service network. It is on the Durango-Grand Junction Outrider line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}</ref>
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*[[File:Colorado 145.svg|25px]] '''[[Colorado State Highway 145|State Highway 145]]''' is part of the [[San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway|San Juan Skyway]]. It connects Telluride to [[Cortez, Colorado|Cortez]] and [[Naturita, Colorado|Naturita]]. This road also gives access to [[Colorado State Highway 62|State Highway 62]], the main route to [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Montrose, Colorado|Montrose]] and other important places in [[Colorado]].