GRTC Task Force Discusses Site Selection for Downtown Transfer Center

GRTC and Transit Study Task Force - 2012 July 12 - Richmond, Virginia from Silver Persinger.

The Task Force held its regular monthly meeting at 4:00 PM on Thursday, July 12 at the Department of Economic Development's offices located on the third floor of Main Street Station.

The first order of business was the approval of minutes from two previous meetings. Scott Burger asked that the minutes be amended to reflect him asking about additional members for the Task Force. The amendment was adopted and the minutes were approved. [0:23]

The largest part of the meeting was a presentation from Stephen McNally, GRTC Project Administrator about the process for the site selection for a Transfer Center located in the downtown area located between 14th, Belvidere, Leigh, and Canal. [1:50]

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

[41:28] Montigue Magruder from the User Services Subcommittee gave a report of their last meeting.
[52:16] Jack Berry [Richmond Convention & Visitors Center] talked about the recent event Paralyzed Veterans Wheelchair Games, then discussed a June 26 meeting with Bob Crum from the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission.
[56:00] Miscellaneous Discussion

GRTC presentation on Transfer Center at Main Street Station

This meeting of Richmond City Council's Land Use, Housing and Transportation Committee occurred on Tuesday March 17, 2009. John M. Lewis, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of GRTC, spoke to members of Council present [Doug Conner (9th) and Ellen Robertson (6th)] about the proposed Bus Transfer Center at Main St. Station in Shockoe Bottom. This video, includes an interesting [and glitchy] computer animation of what GRTC is proposing for the Transfer Center, namely a couple of long ramps running along the shed located directly behind the train station. On April 16, The Times-Dispatch ran an article entitled "Bus transfer station in Shockoe Bottom opposed." The article reported that the Richmond Slave Trail Commission, the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association, and Historic Shockoe Partnership oppose the project. Bruce Tyler, Councilman from the 1st District, has also been vocally opposed to the project as well.