Easton Intermodal Transportation Center
Concrete-covered roadways
The intercity bay in 2020
General information
Location123 South 3rd Street
Easton, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates40°41′19.7″N 75°12′33.5″W / 40.688806°N 75.209306°W / 40.688806; -75.209306
Owned byCity of Easton
Bus stands2 platforms
Bus operators
Construction
ArchitectSpillman Farmer Architects[1]
Other information
WebsiteFred A. Williams Easton Intermodal Transportation Center
History
OpenedOctober 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)
Location

The Fred A. Williams Easton Intermodal Transportation Center is a bus terminal in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania. It serves as a hub for local routes in the Lehigh Valley area operated by LANta and for intercity routes operated by various companies. In addition to buses, the center hosts Easton's city hall and a restaurant. The center opened in 2015.

Description

The center consists of two structures. Facing South 3rd Street is a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) rectangular three-story building containing Easton's city hall, a waiting room and ticket office for bus passengers, and retail. Behind this building, are the bus bays and a multilevel parking garage above.[1]

History

Prior to the opening of the center, LANta's local buses used Easton's Center Square as its downtown hub. This was an open-air location with considerable traffic.[2] The Lehigh Valley Surface Transportation Plan 2011-2030, published in 2010, identified a need for dedicated transit centers in Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.[3] Intercity buses stopped at a location on South 3rd Street between Center Square and Ferry Street, north of the new facility.[4][5]

The site in Easton, bounded on the north by Spruce Street and the east by South 3rd Street, was formerly occupied by two properties: a Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, and the shuttered Marquis Theatre. The city acquired both in 2010 for a total of $3 million.[6][7] The entire cost of the project came to $34 million, split between the city of Easton, LANTA, and state and federal grants.[8]

The center was dedicated on September 29 and opened on October 5, 2015.[8] It is formally named the Fred A. Williams Easton Intermodal Transportation Center, after Fred A. Williams, a local businessman and long-time member of LANta's board.[9] The city hall relocated from the Alpha Building on the southwest side of Centre Square on October 26.[10]

Services

The Easton Intermodal Transportation Center hosts local and intercity bus services:

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Easton City Hall". Arch2O.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ LVPC 2010, p. 50
  3. ↑ LVPC 2010, p. 69
  4. ↑ "Trans-Bridge Lines relocates bus terminal in Easton". The Morning Call. December 5, 2004. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rhodin, Tony (January 14, 2013). "Trans-Bridge buses return to South Third Street in Easton". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Easton, Pektor agree to Marquis Theatre sale". The Morning Call. August 25, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Varamo, Gina (December 30, 2010). "Easton finalizes Perkins purchase to build parking garage, commercial building". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Landauer, Bill (September 30, 2015). "Easton dedicates bus station, ending 30-year quest". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Miller, Rudy (August 20, 2015). "Easton intermodal center to be dedicated to Fred Williams". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ Miller, Rudy (September 16, 2015). "New Easton City Hall to open on October 26". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 System Map" (PDF). LANTA. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "ALLENTOWN / CLINTON / NEW YORK CITY SCHEDULE" (PDF). Trans-Bridge Lines. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Daily Bus Departures". Fullington Trailways. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ Greyhound Lines. "NABT Timetable Guide" (PDF). pp. 43–44. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ NJ Transit (April 4, 2020). "890 | 891" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2023.

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