If the expected overhaul and expansion of The Rapid's bus garage goes as planned, the new facility will incorporate energy efficiencies, lean operating principles and could even increase the number on on-time bus departures.
According to excerpts from the story:
For the design of the Interurban Transit Partnership's new Wealthy Operations Center, transit officials want a remarkable, professional, appealing facility that fits into the neighborhood. ITP —known as The Rapid — turned to Progressive AE to design the Rapid Central Station, which opened in 2004 as a distinctive structure that features a white, Teflon coated fabric for awnings.
The renovation and expansion of the operations center will be part of ITP's brand to complement the nearby Rapid Central Station, according to Alan Hartley, assistant executive director at The Rapid. The original construction of the Wealthy Operations Center took place in the mid-1970s. Hartley said the new facility will be able to hold over 150 buses when completed.
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