West Campus, on the other side of the river, is more sprawling and hilly and is home to the hospital campus and most of the athletic stadiums and facilities. Walking is the easiest way to get around Downtown Iowa City the main campus of the university is right in the middle of Downtown and is very integrated with the town. They operate from the 41.656905 -91.533557 2 Court Street Transportation Center, located at the northeast corner of East Court Street and South Dubuque Street in Downtown Iowa City.
Greyhound and Burlington Trailways offer bus service to a variety of cities, mostly ones along Interstate 80. Sometimes lower-cost flights are available into Moline ( MLI IATA) or Des Moines ( DSM IATA). A taxi to Iowa City may cost $40 a shuttle $25. The nearest commercial airport, the Eastern Iowa Airport ( CID IATA), is in Cedar Rapids, about 20 miles to the north on I-380. Especially in the fall and winter, expect traffic delays from university games as there are very few main roads or entrances/exits to I-80. I-380 brings in traffic from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo to the north. Iowa City can be reached by I-80 from Chicago to the east and Des Moines to the west. All of this led to Iowa City being named the third UNESCO City of Literature, so far the only such city in North America. The Writer's Workshop established a strong literary community in the area, which is reflected in the town's literary festivals and the famed Prairie Lights bookstore. Iowa City is also noted for the university's Writer's Workshop, a celebrated creative writing program that has produced many a noted author. Many of the town's jobs are associated with the university and its teaching hospital, with other large employers including educational service companies ACT and Pearson. The university has a major effect on the culture and economy of Iowa City, with an enrollment of over 30,000 students. Today Iowa City is widely recognized as one of the most educated cities in the United States, with day-to-day life revolving around the University of Iowa, which is frequently regarded as one of the best public universities in the nation. But before the capital left, the University of Iowa was established and thus was the town's future course set. Within 20 years the capital was again moved westward, this time to the more centralized location of Des Moines, where it remains. 
Iowa City was the first capital of the State of Iowa, established in 1839 by the then-Territory of Iowa, which at the time was rapidly expanding westward from the Mississippi River. Along with its adjacent suburb of Coralville, just to the west, Iowa City sits at the center of a metro area home to 171,000 people (2020) in the I-380 Corridor region of Eastern Iowa. Hip and urbane, Iowa City is a prominent college town primarily known as the home of the University of Iowa.
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