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.
Easton Intermodal Transportation Center | |||||
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 The intercity bay in 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 123 South 3rd Street Easton, Pennsylvania United States | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′19.7″N 75°12′33.5″W / 40.688806°N 75.209306°W | ||||
| Owned by | City of Easton | ||||
| Bus stands | 2 platforms | ||||
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| Architect | Spillman Farmer Architects[1] | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Fred A. Williams Easton Intermodal Transportation Center | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | October 5, 2015 | ||||
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Description
editThe 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
editPrior 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
editThe Easton Intermodal Transportation Center hosts local and intercity bus services:
- LANta: local routes to various destinations in Easton, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Nazareth.[11]
- Trans-Bridge Lines: regular commuter bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.[12]
- Fullington Trailways: a daily round-trip between Williamsport, Pennsylvania and New York City.[13]
- Greyhound Lines: a daily round-trip between Scranton, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.[14]
- Delaware River Coach operates NJ Transit routes across the Delaware River to Phillipsburg and Pohatcong Township, New Jersey.[15]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Easton City Hall". Arch2O.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ LVPC 2010, p. 50
- ^ LVPC 2010, p. 69
- ^ "Trans-Bridge Lines relocates bus terminal in Easton". The Morning Call. December 5, 2004. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Rhodin, Tony (January 14, 2013). "Trans-Bridge buses return to South Third Street in Easton". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Easton, Pektor agree to Marquis Theatre sale". The Morning Call. August 25, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Varamo, Gina (December 30, 2010). "Easton finalizes Perkins purchase to build parking garage, commercial building". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Landauer, Bill (September 30, 2015). "Easton dedicates bus station, ending 30-year quest". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Rudy (August 20, 2015). "Easton intermodal center to be dedicated to Fred Williams". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Rudy (September 16, 2015). "New Easton City Hall to open on October 26". The Express-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 System Map" (PDF). LANTA. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "ALLENTOWN / CLINTON / NEW YORK CITY SCHEDULE" (PDF). Trans-Bridge Lines. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Bus Departures". Fullington Trailways. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Greyhound Lines. "NABT Timetable Guide" (PDF). pp. 43–44. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ NJ Transit (April 4, 2020). "890 | 891" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2023.
References
edit- Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (October 2010). "Lehigh Valley Surface Transportation Plan 2011-2030" (PDF).
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