South Burlington wraps around Burlington's southern and eastern edges, from the shore of Lake Champlain to the farm fields of the Southeast Quadrant. I-89 cuts through the middle of the city with interchanges at Williston Road and near the I-189 spur, which links it west to Shelburne Road. US 7, Shelburne Road, runs north-south along the lake side, and US 2, Williston Road, crosses the city east-west past the airport. Dorset Street is the main north-south shopping corridor, Kennedy Drive connects the neighborhoods in the middle of the city, and VT 116, Hinesburg Road, heads south into the countryside.
For a mobile mechanic, South Burlington is easy to reach and easy to work in. Most neighborhoods have driveways and garages, the commercial corridors have big parking lots, and the interstate puts the whole city within a short drive. Traffic builds on Williston Road near the I-89 interchange, on Shelburne Road at rush hour and around Dorset Street on weekends. Snowstorms slow everything, but the wide streets make it easier to work beside a car than in denser Burlington.
Burlington International Airport sits in South Burlington along Williston Road, and the Vermont Air National Guard flies from the same field. Green Mountain Transit buses run along the main corridors. The new City Center district on Market Street, the technology park and the office buildings along Kennedy Drive and Dorset Street bring workers from across the county during the day. Because so much of the city is parking lots and driveways, it's one of the easier places in Vermont to get a repair done at work or at home.