Spokane Community College Transit Center Explained

Spokane Community College Transit Center
Type:STA transit center
Address:1810 N Greene St., Spokane, WA 99217
Coordinates:47.673°N -117.358°W
Other:Routes 1, 32, 33, 34, 39
Bus Stands:4
Structure:Surface
Opened:c. 1984[1]
Rebuilt:2013, 2019 (relocated to southeast side of campus)
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Spokane Transit Authority
Passengers:1,436 (avg. weekday, 2022)[2]
Mapframe:yes
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Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:bus
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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

See also: City Line (Spokane, Washington). 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.

RouteTerminiService levelStreets traveled

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1
City Line

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Browne's Addition

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Chief Garry Park
Spokane Community College
at unknown Bay*
Bus rapid transitCannon 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 Collegeat Bay 2
Spokane ValleyMirabeau Park & RideRegular routeGreene, Freya, Trent, Argonne, Montgomery, Mansfield, Indiana

33
Wellesley

West Hills
Whistalks Wayat Spokane Falls Community College
Chief Garry Park
Spokane Community College
at Bay 7
Frequent routeWhistalks 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 route29th 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 routeMission, Greene, Carlisle, Marietta, Myrtle, Frederick, Euclid, Market

Notes and References

  1. News: Transit Centers Planned. August 21, 2016. Spokane Chronicle. December 10, 1984.
  2. Web site: Fixed Route System Performance Report, 2022 Data. Spokane Transit Authority. January 22, 2024. December 19, 2023.
  3. News: Transit Shelters on Agenda. August 21, 2016. Spokane Chronicle. February 25, 1982.
  4. News: Transit Centers Planned. August 21, 2016. Spokane Chronicle. December 10, 1984.
  5. News: Prager. Mike. Getting There: Spokane airport to offer quicker screenings. August 20, 2016. The Spokesman-Review. September 9, 2013 .
  6. Web site: URTC Fact Sheet Jul17. STA Moving Forward. Spokane Transit Authority. January 9, 2018.