Lakeland, Florida

===Transportation===
Because Lakeland is the largest city on [[Interstate 4]] between Tampa and Orlando, the city is an important transportation hub. The county nickname, Imperial Polk County, was coined because a large bond issue in 1914 enabled wide roads between the cities of Polk County.<ref name="Why Iperial Polk">{{cite web
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The important freeways and highways in Lakeland today are:
* {{jct|state=FL|I|4}} ([[Interstate 4]]) is the main interstate in central Florida linking Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, and Daytona Beach.
* {{jct|state=FL|Toll|570}} (or [[Polk Parkway]]), is a tolled beltway around Lakeland, with both ends terminating at Interstate 4. Although its shape, location, and tolls makes it impractical as a "bypass" road, it is useful as a way of getting from part of town to another and providing access to I-4 from most parts of the city.
* {{jct|state=FL|US|92}}, following Memorial Boulevard for most of the city, was the route leading to both Tampa and Orlando before I-4 was built; US 92 is still a main road leading to Plant City going west, and Auburndale, Winter Haven, and Haines City going east.
* {{jct|state=FL|US|98}}, going south, follows Bartow Road and leads to Bartow, the county seat. Heading north out of town, it provides a route to [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]].
* {{jct|state=FL|FL|33}}, following mostly rural land, provides access to [[Lake County, Florida|Lake County]] and the [[Florida Turnpike]].
* {{jct|state=FL|FL|37}}, following Florida Avenue, the main north–south route in Lakeland, is also the main road leading south to [[Mulberry, Florida|Mulberry]].
* {{jct|state=FL|FL|540}}, Winter-Lake Road, is in southern Lakeland, leading to Winter Haven and [[Legoland Florida]].

====Bicycle routes====
In recent years, the Lakeland area has developed a number of paved, multi-use bicycle routes including the [[Lake-To-Lakes Trail]], which runs from [[Lake Parker (Florida)|Lake Parker]] through downtown, past several lakes, ending at Lake John. Other routes include University Trail, which connects [[Polk State College]] to Florida Polytechnic University, and the [[Fort Fraser Trail]], which runs along US Highway 98 from Polk State College to Highway 60 in [[Bartow, Florida|Bartow]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trails and Facilities|url=http://www.lakelandgov.net/bicycling/trails-facilities|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref>

====Public transportation====
[[File:Lakeland FL Amtrak station01.jpg|thumb|Lakeland Amtrak Station]]
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* [[Lakeland station|Lakeland Amtrak Station]]
* [[Lakeland Linder International Airport]] In 2017, Linder received its first international flight and was renamed Lakeland Linder International Airport in 2018.<ref name="LinderInternational">{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Kimberly C |title=Airport director on a mission to bring airline service to Lakeland Linder International Airport |url=http://www.theledger.com/news/20180712/airport-director-on-mission-to-bring-airline-service-to-lakeland-linder-international-airport |access-date=20 July 2018 |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |date=12 July 2018}}</ref>
* Lakeland Greyhound Terminal
* [[Citrus Connection]] local bus service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridecitrus.com/content/interior.asp?section=routes&body=lakeland.htm|title=Citrus Connection|work=ridecitrus.com|access-date=December 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215044335/http://www.ridecitrus.com/content/interior.asp?section=routes&body=lakeland.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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