Veterans Way/College Avenue station, also known as the Tempe Transportation Center, is a regional transportation center on the A Line of the Valley Metro Rail & Streetcar system in Tempe, Arizona, United States. As part of the regional transportation system, it is also the location of stops on multiple bus routes. A bike station is located here. The train station consists of one side platform serving eastbound trains and one island platform capable of serving trains in either direction.
This station has three names: Valley Metro calls the train platforms of this station Veterans Way/College Ave and the local bus bays the Tempe Transportation Center. Both are part of the same facility and immediately adjacent to Mountain America Stadium which serves as the station's third name, as shown on the train platform signs. Bus schedules, train maps, and local signage all refer variously to only one of the names.
Tempe Transportation Center
The Tempe Transportation Center facilities are a combination of a light rail station, bus transfer stations and a mixed-use building, all in the shadow of A Mountain. The main building is composed of three stories with retail space, a transit information center, and Arizona's first bike station, all on the first floor. The second floor is home to the offices for the City of Tempe Transportation Department Offices and the signature element of the project, the Don Cassano Community Room, which is open on the ground level to provide shading for pedestrians passing by. On the third floor of the building are leasable office space and the City of Tempe's Transit Operations Center.
The center was designed by the Tempe-based firm Architekton with Portland, OR based OTAK Inc. and is currently under review for LEED v2.2 Platinum Certification. The majority of the outdoor area on the site is covered with water-permeable pavers for natural drainage. Solar panels on the green roof are designed to reduce the heat island effect, with local plants to help insulate the building.
Ridership + Weekday rail passengers Year In Out Average daily in Average daily out 2009 440,430 455,710 1,734 1,794 2010 477,318 510,669 1,887 2,018 2011 492,715 540,879 1,970 2,163 2012 502,545 562,034 2,010 2,248 2013 489,730 551,426 1,958 2,205 2014 495,092 552,384 1,980 2,209 2015 519,599 571,492 2,078 2,258
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Notable places nearby Tempe City Hall Arizona State University: Tempe Campus Mountain America Stadium Desert Financial Arena Gammage Memorial Auditorium (approx. ) Tempe Butte / A Mountain Mill Avenue / Downtown Tempe
Connections Valley Metro BusRoute numberRoute nameNorth/east endSouth/west end4848th StreetMesa RiverviewBaseline Road/Priest Drive62Hardy DriveTempe MarketplaceTerminus (select weekday trips)Guadalupe/Kyrene Road (select weekday trips)IKEA Tempe66Mill Avenue/Kyrene RoadTerminusLone Butte CasinoKyrene Road/Warner Road (select trips)Kyrene Road/Elliot Road (select weekday trips)EARTTempe Orbit EarthTempe MarketplaceTerminusJUPITempe Orbit JupiterTerminusMcClintock High SchoolMARSTempe Orbit MarsTerminusDorsey Lane/Broadway Road (select weekday trips)Southern Avenue/Evergreen RoadMERCTempe Orbit MercuryTerminusMcClintock Drive/8th Street (select weekday trips)Escalante CenterVENUTempe Orbit VenusTempe Transportation CenterOperates as a continuous loop in both clockwise and counterclockwise directionsHardy Drive/Broadway Road
See also List of United States bike stations
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External links Valley Metro map