| Veterans Way and College Avenue (Tempe Transportation Center) (Sun Devil Stadium) | |||||||||||
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Sun Devil Station during the grand opening, December 27, 2008 |
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| Address | 5th Street at College Avenue, Tempe AZ | ||||||||||
| Lines | METRO Light Rail | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike station | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2008-12-27 | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | Valley Metro (Phoenix) | ||||||||||
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This station has three names; METRO calls the train platforms of this station Veterans Way at College Avenue and the local bus bays the Tempe Transportation Center. Both are part of the same facility and immediately adjacent to Sun Devil Stadium which serves as the station's third name, as shown on the train platform signs. Bus schedules, train maps, and local signage all refer variously to only one of the names.
Sun Devil Station is on METRO Light Rail in Tempe, Arizona, USA. A bike station is located here.
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| Tempe Transportation Center | |
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| Tempe Transit Center - Overall South - 2009-11-13.JPG Overall view of the Tempe Transportation Center from the roof of the city hall parking garage. |
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| General information | |
| Type | Transit Center |
| Location | Veterans Way and College Avenue |
| Address | 200 East Fifth Street Tempe, Arizona 85281 United States |
| Cost | $25 million USD |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel Frame, concrete floors, glass and masonry curtain walls |
| Floor count | 3 story |
| Floor area | 40,000 sf |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | City of Tempe |
| Main contractor | Adolfson and Peterson |
| Architect | John Kane |
| Architecture firm | Architekton with OTAK |
| Structural engineer | Brickey Design Associates |
| Civil engineer | Michael Baker, Jr., Inc |
| Other designers | Mechanical/Electrical Engineer LSW Landscape Architect A Dye Design LEED Consultant Natural Logic Inc. |
| Awards and prizes | Platinum-level LEED certification pending |
The Tempe Transportation Center facilities are a combination of a light rail station, bus transfer stations and a mixed use building all in the shadow of A Mountain. The main building is composed of three stories with retail space, a transit information center and Arizona's first Bike Station all located on the first floor. The second floor is home to the offices for the City of Tempe Transportation Department Offices and the signature element of the project, the Don Cassano Community Room which is open on the ground level to provide shading for pedestrians passing by. On the third floor of the building are leaseable office space and the City of Tempe's Transit Operations Center.[1] The center was design by the Tempe based firm Architekton with Portland, OR based OTAK Inc. and is currently under review for LEED v2.2 Platinum Certification.[2] The majority of the outdoor area on the site is covered with water permeable pavers for natural drainage. On the roof are solar panels and a green roof designed to reduce the heat island effect with local plants to help insulate the building.[3]
Other sustainable features on the site include:
| Year | In | Out | Average Daily In | Average Daily Out |
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| 2009 | 440,430 | 455,710 | 1,734 | 1,794 |
| 2010 | 477,318 | 510,669 | 1,887 | 2,018 |