Scott's Addition station

Scott's Addition station is a Richmond, Virginia rapid station site of the GRTC Bus Rapid Transit route.[1]

Scott's Addition
Owned by	City of Richmond
Operated by	GRTC
Line(s)	Broad & Main Street Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Bus operators	GRTC
Connections	GRTC Routes 20, 50 Greyhound
Construction
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	12 racks
History
Opened	June 24, 2018
Services
Preceding station GRTC Pulse Following station Staples Mill toward Willow Lawn Broad & Main Street Line Science Museum toward Rocketts Landing

Station layout

E Elevated platform	Westbound	←      Broad & Main Street Line toward Willow Lawn (Staples Mill)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right of the BRT.
	Eastbound	→      Broad & Main Street Line toward Rocketts Landing (Science Museum) →
R	Ramps	Ticket machines, bike racks, entrance/exit

History

Over the course of planning the transit line, there were several stakeholder meetings and proposals for the specific location of the project. This involved coordination with the City of Richmond, the Museum District Association,[2] the Scott's Addition Neighborhood Association, and the VCU Master's of Urban and Regional Planning program.[3] Conducted by VCU and the City, a transit-oriented development proposal was assembled to look at the benefits and cost benefit analysis of building a station at the corner of Broad and Cleveland Streets. There were potential plans for form-based development.[4]

Ultimately, the station construction resulted in a new zoning designation along the corridor, known as corridor mixed-used, to allow for more density.[5] Around the same time, the main platforms were constructed, with an eastbound platform being built at Broad and Cleveland Street, and a westbound platform being built at Broad and Altamont Street.[6]

References

1. GRTC BRT Study Map Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Public Outreach History - GRTC Pulse". ridegrtc.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
3. Smithers, Jim, ed. (May 2016). Cleveland Street Connection: A Transit Oriented Development Plan. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
4. Spiers, Jonathan (December 1, 2016). "City weighs Scott's Addition rezoning". Richmond Biz Sense. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
5. Spiers, Jonathan (September 28, 2017). "New zoning in place for Scott's Addition, Boulevard". Richmond BizSense. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
6. Zullo, Robert; Robinson, Mark (April 30, 2018). "Prepare for the Pulse: Richmond's bus rapid transit system launches June 24". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 15, 2018.

External links

Scott's Addition station