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The 100,000 square feet of soon-to-be glassed-in space within Main Street Station will be revitalized as a transportation hub.
The train shed, clock tower, and area around Main Street Station (17th Street Market, the area behind the train shed, and the area across from the clock tower) represents a huge urban placemaking opportunity for our city. The 100,000 square feet of soon-to-be glassed-in space within Main Street Station will be revitalized as a transportation hub with space for experiencing the best of Richmond (RVA) through recreation, shopping, food and beverage, celebration, tourism, and events. With indoor space the size of an entire city block, this renovation can transform Downtown Richmond by creating a centrally located, historically significant destination for the RVA community.
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Richard Hayes
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http://www.yesrichmondva.com/transportation-development/Main-Street-Station-Phase-3-Development
It should be the GRTC downtown transfer station, including a shuttle to the airport. Former GRTC CEO John Lewis had a wonderful plan for it.
To be clear, the survey is only about the retail space. Zach’s link provides additional detail on the transit options (basically what’s there now, amtrack , megabus, taxis, parking, and bike racks). GRTC’s temporary transit hub is a mile away and not likely to move any closer based on their route usage maps. A promising option is the proposed BRT stop, but links to the airport or the more widely used Staples Mill train station involve multiple segments. The city offers multiple maps in its reports, detailing improvements, but no publicly available tool for overlaying various transit options to get an accurate picture of the system and how interconnected it is or may become. Google transit is a possible alternative, and it certainly has done an excellent job of mapping bike routes, but none of the local, regional, national, or international, public or private transit info is available when visiting the website, despite claims to the contrary. While the city could greatly benefit from sharing such a tool, it is possible that the fear of sharing the disjointed nature of our current system is holding them back.