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RTS Transit Center

scotthendler — 2017-07-21T02:13:20Z

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RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2015-02-22T18:01:46Z

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	+ [[Image(rtscenter.JPG,right,thumbnail,300,noborder,"Interior on a quiet Sunday morning.")]]

RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2015-02-22T18:00:16Z

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RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T18:15:02Z

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- At the time of the terminal's completion there was a proposal to rename Mortimer Street "RTS Way." This idea was soon abandoned after community outcry.	+ There was also a proposal to rename Mortimer Street "RTS Way." This idea was soon abandoned after community outcry.

RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T18:14:26Z

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	+ At the time of the terminal's completion there was a proposal to rename Mortimer Street "RTS Way." This idea was soon abandoned after community outcry. + + ===External Links=== + * [http://www.rochesterdowntown.com/wp_rddc/investment-projects/rts-transit-center/ RochesterDowntown.com] + * [http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2014/10/transit-authority-may-rename-mortimer-street-rts-way/ Transit Authority May Rename Mortimer Street “RTS Way”] - Rochester Subway (2014-10-29) + * [http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=212270 Facility transforms transportation, community] - ''["Rochester Business Journal"]'' (2014-11-21) + * [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/11/28/regional-transit-service-rochester-bus-center/19615193/ Praise, complaints as RTS Transit Center opens] - ''["Democrat and Chronicle"]'' (2014-11-28) +

RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T17:31:15Z

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RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T13:53:45Z

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- ''This project will design and construct a revitalized streetscape along East Main Street, generally between the ["Genesee River"] and ["Liberty Pole"] Plaza. The new streetscape will consist of a full sidewalk replacement, installation of recessed parking areas, new and selective replacement of existing street trees, new planters or other forms of landscaping, new bike racks, benches, trash receptacles, etc. Existing lighting and benches will be preserved and relocated, as needed. The project will incorporate green infrastructure practices, including permeable pavement and porous tree pits, to reduce stormwater runoff. Also included in the proposed project is the installation of a new pedestrian wayfinding system along Main Street. This system will replace the information kiosks on Main Street with signage consistent with the awardwinning Center City Pedestrian Circulation & Wayfinding Study produced by Bergmann Associates for the City in 2012. This new system, which will be extended throughout the Center City area through a later phase, will complement the vehicular wayfinding system which was implemented in 2007.''	+ ''This project will design and construct a revitalized streetscape along East Main Street, generally between the ["Genesee River"] and ["Liberty Pole"] Plaza. The new streetscape will consist of a full sidewalk replacement, installation of recessed parking areas, new and selective replacement of existing street trees, new planters or other forms of landscaping, new bike racks, benches, trash receptacles, etc. Existing lighting and benches will be preserved and relocated, as needed. The project will incorporate green infrastructure practices, including permeable pavement and porous tree pits, to reduce stormwater runoff.''

RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T13:15:48Z

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- \|\|[http://www.rgrta.com/TransitCenter.aspx RGRTA Transit Center]\|\|	+ \|\|[http://www.myrts.com/transitcenter MyRTS.com]\|\|
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- '''RGRTA Transit Center''' is a 30 bus indoor station being built by ["RGRTA"] along Mortimer St. in the ["St. Paul Quarter"]. The purpose of the transit center is to create a safer environment for travelers to transfer buses and not congest ["East Main Street"] and the corner of ["South Clinton Avenue"].	+ The '''RTS Transit Center''' is the ["RGRTA"] bus station in the ["St. Paul Quarter"] ["downtown"]. It is the central hub of the Rochester area's bus system and has thirty bays that can accommodate 100 buses per hour. The center is fully enclosed and climate-controlled. Other amenities include:
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- Construction is currently ahead of schedule and the facility is scheduled to open in Fall 2014.	+ * A customer information desk + * Electronic displays of departure times + * Heated floors + * On-site security + * Public restrooms + * Ticket vending machines + [[Image(Before.JPG, right, thumbnail, 300, noborder, "Before the transit center, when the buses lined East Main Street.")]] + The RTS Transit Center opened in November ["2014"]. Previously, the buses congregated on ["East Main Street"] in the ["Midtown District"] and people waited outdoors in all sorts of weather. The long line of buses created the unfriendly illusion of a wall and made the street inhospitable to ["Biking" bicyclists]. The construction of the transit center occurred at a time of great redevelopment of Rochester's downtown, including the rehabilitation of the ["Sibley Building"] and the old ["Midtown Plaza"] site. Removing the buses allows for the implementation of the Main Street Streetscape and Pedestrian Wayfinding and Enhancement Project. According to the [http://www.cityofrochester.gov/CenterCity/ 2014 Center City Master Plan]: + + ''This project will design and construct a revitalized streetscape along East Main Street, generally between the ["Genesee River"] and ["Liberty Pole"] Plaza. The new streetscape will consist of a full sidewalk replacement, installation of recessed parking areas, new and selective replacement of existing street trees, new planters or other forms of landscaping, new bike racks, benches, trash receptacles, etc. Existing lighting and benches will be preserved and relocated, as needed. The project will incorporate green infrastructure practices, including permeable pavement and porous tree pits, to reduce stormwater runoff. Also included in the proposed project is the installation of a new pedestrian wayfinding system along Main Street. This system will replace the information kiosks on Main Street with signage consistent with the awardwinning Center City Pedestrian Circulation & Wayfinding Study produced by Bergmann Associates for the City in 2012. This new system, which will be extended throughout the Center City area through a later phase, will complement the vehicular wayfinding system which was implemented in 2007.''

RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T13:06:32Z

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RTS Transit Center

EileenF — 2014-12-07T12:55:22Z

Renamed from "RGRTA Transit Center"

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	+ \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Location'''\|\| + \|\|[[Address("Mortimer Street, Rochester NY, 14604")]]\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Website'''\|\| + \|\|[http://www.rgrta.com/TransitCenter.aspx RGRTA Transit Center]\|\| + + '''RGRTA Transit Center''' is a 30 bus indoor station being built by ["RGRTA"] along Mortimer St. in the ["St. Paul Quarter"]. The purpose of the transit center is to create a safer environment for travelers to transfer buses and not congest ["East Main Street"] and the corner of ["South Clinton Avenue"]. + + Construction is currently ahead of schedule and the facility is scheduled to open in Fall 2014. + + [[comments]]