Tempe to host open house on Transportation Center/Veterans Memorial

Tempe to host open house on Transportation Center/Veterans Memorial



TEMPE, Ariz. - The public is encouraged to join city staff, project
architects and designers on May 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pyle Center (655
E. Southern Ave.) to learn about the proposed designs for the downtown Tempe
Transportation Center/Veterans Memorial. The purpose of the open house is to
gain input for the public regarding the proposed designs.



The Transportation Center will be located at Veterans Way and College Avenue
in Tempe. The project includes a three-story, 31,900 sq. ft. building, an
exterior shaded courtyard and a transit plaza serving the new Metro light
rail and local, regional and Greyhound bus patrons. Plans also include a
Veterans Memorial.



The Tempe Transportation Center will be a hub of activity for ASU and Tempe
events, light rail and bus patrons, residents and visitors. The building
will include retail (café, newsstand, drycleaner, gift shop, etc.), transit
store, security office, and Bike Station (a secure, interior bicycle storage
facility with bike repair services, shower facilities and bicycle
accessories), as well as city transportation offices, a community/conference
room, and for-lease office space.



The environmentally-friendly facility will be certified at the Silver Level
by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Transportation Center will be the
first multipurpose transportation facility in the nation to receive
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.



Construction is scheduled begin in September 2005 with the facility opening
May 2007.



For information call (480) 350-2775 or visit
www.tempe.govBM__Hlt479491241/tim


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