This area has great potential, I would think they would need to enhance the pedestrian connection to the train station around that existing residential building since that is one of the main purposes for relocating the busses to this area. Something similar that was built at TG Green. - https://flyri.com/passengers/interlink/
Kennedy Plaza Redesign & RIPTA Multi-Hub Proposal | Providence
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About a week or two ago, RIPTA and its consultant released a new report that documents the preliminary results of their site evaluation process for a new mixed-use transit center.
They’ve narrowed their search to two sites, one on either side of the train station:
The Francis Street site is a late-breaking addition to the mix. The fact that the railroad tracks pass underneath would make building a multi-story, mixed-use, indoor transit center more complicated, so I wouldn’t be surprised if its last-minute inclusion signals a pivot towards a more conventional, transit-only project. A Providence Journal article quoted RIPTA CEO Chris Durand as saying:
Proximity to the train station is definitely a plus. The appendices to the report have some interesting discussion about how the train station-adjacent sites are easily accessible for routes coming from the south, east, and west, but not the north. Those northern routes would continue to terminate at Kennedy Plaza. But that too could change: the main report says RIPTA has been talking with Amtrak about connecting Gaspee and Railroad Streets on either side of the station.
They’ve narrowed their search to two sites, one on either side of the train station:
The Francis Street site is a late-breaking addition to the mix. The fact that the railroad tracks pass underneath would make building a multi-story, mixed-use, indoor transit center more complicated, so I wouldn’t be surprised if its last-minute inclusion signals a pivot towards a more conventional, transit-only project. A Providence Journal article quoted RIPTA CEO Chris Durand as saying:
Proximity to the train station is definitely a plus. The appendices to the report have some interesting discussion about how the train station-adjacent sites are easily accessible for routes coming from the south, east, and west, but not the north. Those northern routes would continue to terminate at Kennedy Plaza. But that too could change: the main report says RIPTA has been talking with Amtrak about connecting Gaspee and Railroad Streets on either side of the station.
The easy connectivity from Kennedy Plaza to Park Row W to N Main Street makes me think the Park Row W site would be better suited to tie into multiple routes. I would also go as far as saying Railroad Street should be Bus/Peds/Bikes only with the lone caveat of parking garage access (personnel vehicles not allowed beyond the garage entrance/exit). This would eliminate the complexity of building over the train tunnel and possibly some headaches with building directly adjacent to the State Capital (though Park Row W isn't that much out of the way of the Capital).About a week or two ago, RIPTA and its consultant released a new report that documents the preliminary results of their site evaluation process for a new mixed-use transit center.
They’ve narrowed their search to two sites, one on either side of the train station:
The Francis Street site is a late-breaking addition to the mix. The fact that the railroad tracks pass underneath would make building a multi-story, mixed-use, indoor transit center more complicated, so I wouldn’t be surprised if its last-minute inclusion signals a pivot towards a more conventional, transit-only project. A Providence Journal article quoted RIPTA CEO Chris Durand as saying:
Proximity to the train station is definitely a plus. The appendices to the report have some interesting discussion about how the train station-adjacent sites are easily accessible for routes coming from the south, east, and west, but not the north. Those northern routes would continue to terminate at Kennedy Plaza. But that too could change: the main report says RIPTA has been talking with Amtrak about connecting Gaspee and Railroad Streets on either side of the station.
The MBTA can send their bloated bus berths from West Station here! (joking)
From a site access standpoint, I could see bus access coming from the Park Row West townhomes and exiting on to Railroad Street with maybe some activation along Railroad Street.
Of course I thought of this before dropping myself into street view and realizing the large grade difference.
I'd have to think how to accommodate grade difference more.