Moline

Moline is one of the Quad Cities in Western Illinois. Moline's downtown serves as one of the civic and recreational hubs of the Quad Cities; many events take place at the 12,000-seat TaxSlayer Center (formerly known as The MARK of the Quad Cities and iWireless Center) and at John Deere Commons.

Understand
Moline is in Rock Island County, and has an estimated population of 42,000 in 2018. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The corporate headquarters of Deere & Company is in Moline, as is Quad City International Airport, Black Hawk College, and the Quad Cities campus of Western Illinois University. Moline is a retail hub for the Illinois Quad Cities, as Southpark Mall and numerous big-box shopping plazas are in the city.

In the mid-1990s, the city undertook major efforts to revitalize its central business district, which had declined after suburban growth and retail changes after the 1950s and 1960s.

Get in
Moline is about 165 miles west of Chicago and midway between Minneapolis to the north and St. Louis to the South. 37.4 million people reside within a 300-mile radius of Moline, which comprises almost 13% of the nation’s population. Moline and its neighbors help form the largest urban concentration between St. Louis and Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. Major interstates I-80, I-88 and I-74 provide ready access in all directions.

By plane



 * Four airlines offer non-stop flights from major markets primarily in the Midwest, the South and Southwest United States.
 * Allegiant with direct service from: Las Vegas, Orlando-Stanford, Phoenix-Mesa, Punta Gorda/Fort Meyers, St. Petersburg-Clearwater
 * American Eagle with direct service from: Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth
 * Delta & Delta Connection with direct service from: Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul
 * United Express with direct service from: Chicago, Denver
 * Major rental car companies serve the airport and there are also taxi and shuttle companies available. There is generally not a line of taxis at the airport, but there is a list of taxi companies, as well as shuttle services, associated with the airport on the Ground Transportation page of the airport's website. It is best to make arrangements before arrival.  MetroLINK Route 20 bus, also known as Route 20 Blue, makes two stops an hour at the terminal near the baggage claim area.  It terminates at Centre Station in downtown Moline and connections can be made to other Illinois destinations.  Iowa connections can be made via Bettendorf Transit Route 1, however, it is best to make other arraignments..

Get around
You can see all of the Quad Cities from the Channel Cat Water Taxi, an open-air boat that transports people and bicycles to Iowa and Illinois shorelines.

Quad Cities MetroLINK serves Moline and the other Illinois Quad Cities.

Consulates

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