Riverfront Transit Center Explained

Riverfront Transit Center should not be confused with Cincinnati Subway.

Riverfront Transit Center
Platform:Side platform
Parking:Yes (2011)[1]
Opened:2003
Accessible:Yes
Owned:City of Cincinnati
Coordinates:39.0981°N -84.5114°W

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

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

The center is also used for charter bus parking during Reds and Bengals games, as well as commuter parking.

Future rail connections

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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baker Concrete wins $22M contract for Banks garage - Dayton Business Journal. dayton.bizjournals.com. 2016-06-21.
  2. Web site: Key . Jennie . Remember the Riverfront Transit Center? Now it's closed and will cost $1.2M to fix . 2024-05-11 . The Enquirer . en-US.
  3. Web site: News. pbworld.com. 2016-06-21.
  4. Web site: Download Mozilla Firefox Optimized for Yahoo. cincinnati-transit.net. 2016-06-21.
  5. Web site: ツルすべ美肌になれる秘密とは？. cinplify.com. 2016-06-21.
  6. Web site: CINCINNATI'S NEW RIVERFRONT TRANSIT CENTER: UNIQUE APPROACH TO SERVING THE MIDWEST'S LARGEST SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE - TRB Publications Index. pubsindex.trb.org. 2016-06-21.
  7. Web site: Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer.
  8. Reynolds . Timothy J. . 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 . January 2000 . 1735 . 1 . 84–90 . . 10.3141/1735-11 . 109539045 .
  9. Web site: OKI Wanna Know: What lies beneath downtown Cincinnati? . 2023-09-15 . WVXU . en.
  10. Web site: Error.
  11. Web site: Recent Cincinnati Commuter Rail and Light Rail Planning. cincinnati-transit.net. 2016-06-21.
  12. Web site: Cincinnati's Other Abandoned Subway . 2024-05-11 . Ronny Salerno . en-US.

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