The Fairfield Transportation Center or FTC is a bus station in Fairfield, California, United States.[1][2] The facility serves as a bus hub for transportation on local, commuter, and long-distance bus services. There are plans to expand the center.[3] Casual carpooling is also practiced here.[4]
Fairfield Transportation Center | |||||
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 Fairfield Transportation Center in May 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Cadenasso Drive & Auto Mall Parkway Fairfield, California United States | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°14′56″N 122°04′06″W / 38.24882°N 122.06845°W | ||||
| Owned by | City of Fairfield | ||||
| Line(s) |  FAST: 1, 3, 5, 7, Blue, Green Rio Vista Delta Breeze: 50 SolTrans: Red VINE: 21 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | 640 | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | 16 lockers 10 racks | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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Transit
editThe hub is served by Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) bus service predominantly. Solano Express intercity commuter routes also stop here. FAST operates the Blue Line north to Sacramento (Davis on weekends) and south to Walnut Creek station Monday through Saturday. FAST also operates the Green Express Line south to El Cerrito del Norte BART station Monday through Friday. SolTrans operates the Red Line to El Cerrito del Norte BART station via Vallejo Monday through Saturday. Rio Vista Delta Breeze operates Line 50 to the towns of Rio Vista and Isleton. Lastly Napa VINE runs express bus route 21 to Napa.
History
editThe center was designed to "instill civic pride" and provide transit alternatives for the surrounding community.[5] Parking is in high demand here and some people park in nearby shopping centers risking being towed. In 2012 the City of Fairfield planned on expanding the site by adding 1,000 more parking spaces and moving the vanpooling to a site 1/3 miles away.[6] In 2015 parking fees were debated to mitigate overcrowding at the park and ride lot.[7] There was even a petition by citizens who protested the US$50 a month parking fees with $5 daily parking; the city council was split on the decision.[8][9] There is electric vehicle charging here provided by Tesla.[10] In 2016 it was reported that a colorful glass styled 1,200 space parking garage was to be added by 2019.[11] The city has struggled to find land fit for development of additional parking.[12]
References
edit- ^ Fairfield to eye 5 year plan for heart of Fairfield
- ^ STA looks to close 2.5-mile gap with Lyft
- ^ Solano needs blended into new transportation plan
- ^ Easy riders -- casual carpooling rolls on with few hassles / 30-year-old social experiment rated high by commuters
- ^ Metro, Volume 98
- ^ Transportation center a victim of its success
- ^ Parking fees at Fairfield transportation center would bring 245520 yearly
- ^ Keep it free petition asks of Fairfield transportation center parking
- ^ Commuters face 50 monthly free to park at transportation center
- ^ EV Charger News, Charging Station Site Number 94533_2
- ^ Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture design illuminated parking garage outside Sacramento
- ^ Land sale could help transportation center