Transit Center Opens

The Durango Regional Transit Center reflects the idea that, while there is no single answer to the transportation needs of the future, the role of the automobile will be shrinking. If nothing else, downtown's parking situation will see to that.

As such, the new center will accommodate a variety of mass-transit options, from the Trolley's serving Main Avenue and the Lift taking residents around town to inter-city buses. And it has racks for 150 bicycles. Clearly, the city envisions riders using the transit center not only to catch a bus, but to connect back and forth from buses to bikes, and as a center of urban biking itself. It is a vision that plays to the direction Durango is taking.

The city expects the center will qualify for certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, that the center meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards.