Construction begins on Detroit’s new downtown transit center

Construction has begun on the Rosa Park Transit Center, Detroit’s new downtown multi-modal transit center. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2008.

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The transit center is planned as a 24-hour multi-modal transfer facility connecting passengers to DDOT, SMART and Transit Windsor Tunnel buses as well as to the Detroit People Mover. It consists of a 25,700 square foot three-level building and a central island with 12 bus bays. The building will host a cashier, retail, DDOT police and passenger seating as well as an AVL system that will show route schedules in real time.

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