Metairie, Louisiana

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
[[Image:MetryJuly2008CausewayWestEsplanade.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Two of the major roads in Metairie, Causeway Boulevard and West Esplanade Avenue, where they intersect in the CBD]]
The most common method of transportation within Metairie is the automobile. Mass transit is provided by "JeT" ([[Jefferson Transit (Louisiana)|Jefferson Transit]]), but it does not run on Sundays, holidays, or late at night, unlike many lines of New Orleans' RTA. JeT's coverage is also very limited in terms of usability.

[[Interstate 10]] runs east–west through Metairie.

Major east–west roads (starting from north to south) include West Esplanade Avenue, [[Veterans Memorial Boulevard]], West Napoleon Avenue, West Metairie Avenue, Metairie Road, Airline Drive (which is part of [[U.S. Route 61]]) and Jefferson Highway (which is part of [[U.S. Route 90]]). The [[Earhart Expressway]], running east–west immediately south of Airline Drive, is the only other freeway entering New Orleans from the west, but it ends as an expressway soon after crossing into Orleans Parish  and well before the New Orleans CBD (in Central City.)

[[Image:Lake Pontchartrain Causeway south.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway where it hits the South Shore in Metairie]]

For many of the major east–west roadways, the eastbound and westbound lanes are separated by large, open-topped drainage canals. These canals are one of the most distinct characteristics of the Metairie landscape.  Similar canals once bisected many streets in neighboring New Orleans, but most were covered over in the mid-20th century.

Multi-line, continuous north–south roads (starting from west to east) include Power Boulevard/David Drive/Hickory Avenue, Transcontinental Drive, Clearview Parkway, Causeway Boulevard, and Bonnabel Boulevard.

The [[Lake Pontchartrain Causeway]]'s southern terminus lies in Metairie.