AATA earns $2.3M in stimulus cash for transit center
More mass transit funding is making its way into Ann Arbor courtesy of the feds.The U.S. Dept of Transportation has awarded the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority $2.3 million as part of the $34.6 million Michigan received in federal transportation fund last week. The money is primarily geared toward replacing the Blake Transit Center and helping maintain operations between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.Earlier this year, AATA decided to demolish, rebuild and expand its downtown transit center. The new bigger and better transit center will have more space for bus loading, storage and be more accessible and user friendly to patrons. The new transit center will be designed to include an interactive public lobby/waiting room with a capacity of 60-75 people, information kiosks, a concession space, expanded public restrooms, a public board room accommodating 60-75 guests, a computer room, an improved employee lounge area and additional facility storage space. The price tag for this project is estimated between $2.7 and $3.7 million. About 5,000 bus riders pass through the station each day on a transit system that has doubled its ridership in the last 22 years. Source: U.S. Dept of TransportationWriter: Jon Zemke
More mass transit funding is making its way into Ann Arbor courtesy of the feds.
The U.S. Dept of Transportation has awarded the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority $2.3 million as part of the $34.6 million Michigan received in federal transportation fund last week. The money is primarily geared toward replacing the Blake Transit Center and helping maintain operations between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
Earlier this year, AATA decided to demolish, rebuild and expand its downtown transit center. The new bigger and better transit center will have more space for bus loading, storage and be more accessible and user friendly to patrons.
The new transit center will be designed to include an interactive public lobby/waiting room with a capacity of 60-75 people, information kiosks, a concession space, expanded public restrooms, a public board room accommodating 60-75 guests, a computer room, an improved employee lounge area and additional facility storage space. The price tag for this project is estimated between $2.7 and $3.7 million.
About 5,000 bus riders pass through the station each day on a transit system that has doubled its ridership in the last 22 years.
Source: U.S. Dept of Transportation
Writer: Jon Zemke
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