[Durham INC] Durham Station Grand Opening Ceremony Feb. 23

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  February 13, 2009

 

 

Durham Station Grand Opening Ceremony February 23

 

What:              Durham Station Grand Opening and Dedication Ceremony

 

Who:               City of Durham

 

When:             Monday, February 23, 2009, at 11 a.m.

 

Where:            515 West Pettigrew Street

                        Durham, N.C. 27701

* Parking for the ceremony is available at the North Deck Parking
Garage, located at the corner of Carr and Pettigrew Streets.

 

Fast Facts

*         City of Durham officials will celebrate another significant
downtown milestone with the grand opening and dedication ceremony for
the Durham Station Transportation Center, downtown's new transportation
hub and home of local, regional and intercity bus service as well as
taxi service.

 

*         The $17.5 million station, built where the old Heart of Durham
Hotel once stood, provides multiple alternatives to automobile traffic,
an essential component needed to support more densely populated urban
areas.  The project was made possible by a combination of city, state,
and federal funding. 

 

*         The two-story, 10,300 square-foot building boasts 20 canopied
bus bays, six parking spaces for taxicabs, disability parking, and
short-term parking as well as a drop-off location for "kiss and ride." 

 

*         At least 4.5 million of DATA's 5 million annual passengers
will travel through the new Durham Station.

 

*         Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell and City Manager Thomas Bonfield
will join Congressman David Price, as well as members of the Durham Area
Transit Authority (DATA) Board of Trustees, North Carolina Department of
Transportation, The Freelon Group, and Balfour Beatty Construction to
take part in the dedication ceremony.  Other notable project
stakeholders include the Federal Transit Administration, Triangle
Transit, Greyhound Lines, Inc., and local taxicab operators.

 

*         Local news media and the public are invited to the ceremony.
A mult box will be provided on site for media use.

 

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