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SCALE AND PASSENGER AMENTI'IES <br />There needs to be sufficient space to provide a comfortable and accessible facility for riders on <br />the h~ansit system. The configuration of the site must allow for safe pedeslrian travel to and <br />between buses and passenger waiHng areas. Waiting rooms and customer service facilities should <br />be located conveniently and sufficient in size to serve the public's needs. <br />Marion Parkade <br />There is sufficient space to provide, in a retrofitted fashion, the basic amenities needed <br />by transiYs patrons. Sound baffling, extensive lighting, and introduction of an air <br />circulation system will make the enclosed area a reasonably hospitable one for transit <br />patrons. <br />Oddfellows Site <br />There is also sufficient space at this site to provide the basic amenities such as an <br />enclosed waiting area, supeivisory and customer information offices, and pedestrian <br />accessways. There is also the potential to restore commerciaUretail footage to the High <br />St. block face. <br />COST <br />While the District is committed to keeping costs to a minimum, we also recognize that an <br />adequate facility will initially cost more to develop than an inadequate one would cost. The <br />District could easily pick a small piece of land, in a remote locarion with poor access, and <br />develop a transit station with a minimum of rider amenities. Such a course has been suggested <br />to us on more than one occasion. We are well aware, however, that such a short-sighted solution <br />would lead to heightened operating costs and diminished ridership. It is our intent to develop a <br />transit facility which will encourage transit ridership, blend into and complement its downtown <br />environment, at a reasonable and responsible cost. We expect to get what we pay for. <br />It is also important to consider the life-cycle costs of altemative developments, as there is both <br />a capital and operating component to the cost of building, maintaining, and serving a transfer <br />facility. Life-cycle costing is frequently overlooked. <br />Marion Parkade <br />Preliminary estimates place the cost of facility modifications and conshuction at <br />approximately $1.1 million. Adding the conshuction of a fou~th level of parking to the <br />shucture--seen by the District as a virtual requicement if the project were to have a <br />chance of approval--would add another $2.2 million to the cost, for a total of $3.3 <br />million. <br />, <br />5 <br />