Riverfront Transit Center
Riverfront Transit Center | |
|---|---|
 Street level entrance to the Transportation Center | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 39°05′53″N 84°30′41″W / 39.09806°N 84.51139°W |
| Owned by | City of Cincinnati |
| Platforms | Side platform |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes (2011)[1] |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2003 |
The Riverfront Transit Center is a rarely used[2] multi-modal transportation center currently used as a local bus and commuter bus hub for TANK and SORTA during special events,[3] in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio,[4] near Great American Ballpark and The Banks project.[5] It runs alongside the Fort Washington Way freeway trench. The center was completed in 2003[6] and has the capacity to handle up to 500 buses and 20,000 people per hour, for use during sporting or other special events.[7]
Bus services
[edit]The center serves as a hub for SORTA during sporting events and other special events. Since 2020 it has typically only used once a year,[8] for BLINK, when Government Square is closed off,[9] if used at all.
Parking
[edit]The center is also used for charter bus parking during Reds and Bengals games, as well as commuter parking.[9]
Future rail connections
[edit]The center is also expected to serve as the central hub for the planned Eastern Corridor Commuter Rail[10] connecting Cincinnati to Milford.[11] Promisingly, a rail connection of favorable geometry could be easily made due to the Center's location and position, between the Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision and the Oasis Subdivision.
Criticism
[edit]The center has been criticised due to the fact that it is rarely used. Due to this, many have given it the moniker of "Cincinnati's Other Abandoned Subway",[12] alongside the Cincinnati Subway.
See also
[edit]- Cincinnati Subway, a set of incomplete, derelict tunnels and stations for a rapid transit system beneath the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio.
References
[edit]- ^ "Baker Concrete wins $22M contract for Banks garage - Dayton Business Journal". dayton.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Key, Jennie. "Remember the Riverfront Transit Center? Now it's closed and will cost $1.2M to fix". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "News". pbworld.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Download Mozilla Firefox Optimized for Yahoo". cincinnati-transit.net. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "ツルすべ美肌になれる秘密とは？". cinplify.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CINCINNATI'S NEW RIVERFRONT TRANSIT CENTER: UNIQUE APPROACH TO SERVING THE MIDWEST'S LARGEST SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE - TRB Publications Index". pubsindex.trb.org. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
- ^ Reynolds, Timothy J. (January 2000). "Cincinnati's New Riverfront Transit Center: Unique Approach to Serving the Midwest's Largest Sports and Entertainment Venue". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1735 (1): 84–90. doi:10.3141/1735-11. S2CID 109539045. INIST 942286.
- ^ a b "OKI Wanna Know: What lies beneath downtown Cincinnati?". WVXU. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Error" (PDF).
- ^ "Recent Cincinnati Commuter Rail and Light Rail Planning". cincinnati-transit.net. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Cincinnati's Other Abandoned Subway". Ronny Salerno. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
External links
[edit]- Go Metro, SORTA official website
