Spokane Community College Transit Center | |
|---|---|
| STA transit center | |
 Spokane Community College Transit Center, pictured in September 2022, featuring shelters, restrooms, and battery electric bus charging infrastructure | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1810 N Greene St., Spokane, WA 99217 |
| Coordinates | 47°40′23″N 117°21′29″W / 47.673°N 117.358°W |
| Owned by | Spokane Transit Authority |
| Bus stands | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Surface |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | c. 1984[1] |
| Rebuilt | 2013, 2019 (relocated to southeast side of campus) |
| Passengers | |
| 1,436 (avg. weekday, 2022)[2] | |
Spokane Community College Transit Center or SCC Transit Center is a transit center and BRT terminus in the Spokane Transit Authority route system. It is one of Spokane Transit's four primary transit centers, along with the STA Plaza, West Plains, and Pence-Cole Valley transit centers.
It is located on the southeastern corner of the Spokane Community College campus along Mission Avenue and serves as a transfer point for bus routes serving Spokane Valley, Millwood, North Spokane, and South Spokane. It also serves as the eastern terminus for the City Line.
History
Initial transit center
Planning for the Spokane Community College transit center began around 1982[3] and the center opened c. 1984.[4] It was later reconstructed during summer 2013[5] in a project that replaced all existing shelter structures and added additional bus loading zones. The 2013 improvements are intended to be an interim solution as the transit center will eventually be replaced by a newer and larger one.
2019 relocation
The decision was made to reconstruct the Spokane Community College transit center at a site on the opposite side of campus. Growing transit operations combined with site constraints, particularly the construction of an elevated North Spokane Corridor adjacent to the current site, limit the future potential of the transit center in its current form. Construction on the new transit center began in 2019 and was completed in December 2019.[6]
City Line
The SCC Transit Center serves as the eastern terminus of the City Line bus rapid transit (BRT) line, which began service in 2023. Infrastructure for the battery-electric buses includes two in-route ABB overhead SAE J3105 pantograph fast chargers.
Location
As implied by its name, the transit center is located on the Spokane Community College campus and is sited at its southeast corner.
Routes
As of January 2024, the Spokane Community College Transit Center serves five routes and as a terminus and charging center for the City Line.
| Route | Termini | Service level | Streets traveled | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 City Line |
Browne's Addition | ↔ | Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at unknown Bay* |
Bus rapid transit | Cannon St, 4th Ave, Spruce St, Pacific, 1st Ave, Wall St, Main Ave, Pine, Spokane Falls Blvd, Cincinnati, Mission Ave, Riverside Ave, Sprague Ave, 2nd Ave |
32
Trent/Montgomery |
Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Bay 2 |
↔ | Spokane Valley
Mirabeau Park & Ride |
Regular route | Greene, Freya, Trent, Argonne, Montgomery, Mansfield, Indiana |
33
Wellesley |
West Hills Whistalks Way |
↔ | Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Bay 7 |
Frequent route | Whistalks Way, TJ Meenach Drive, Cochran/Alberta, Driscoll Blvd, Wellesley, Haven/Market, Greene |
34
Freya |
Lincoln Heights South Hill Park & Ride |
↔ | Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Bay 4 |
Regular route | 29th Ave., Freya, 18th Ave., Ray, Thor/Freya, 2nd Ave./3rd Ave., Havana, Broadway/Alki, Freya, Greene |
39
Minnehaha Loop |
Minnehaha Minnehaha Park |
↔ | Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Bay 3 |
Regular route | Mission, Greene, Carlisle, Marietta, Myrtle, Frederick, Euclid, Market |
References
- ^ "Transit Centers Planned". Spokane Chronicle. December 10, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Fixed Route System Performance Report, 2022 Data". Spokane Transit Authority. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Shelters on Agenda". Spokane Chronicle. February 25, 1982. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Transit Centers Planned". Spokane Chronicle. December 10, 1984. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Prager, Mike (September 9, 2013). "Getting There: Spokane airport to offer quicker screenings". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "URTC Fact Sheet Jul17" (PDF). STA Moving Forward. Spokane Transit Authority. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
This page was last edited on 23 January 2024, at 02:35