 Tempe Transportation Center (or Sun Devil Stadium) Station during the grand opening, December 27, 2008 |
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| Address | 5th Street at College Avenue, Tempe AZ | ||||||||||
| Lines | METRO Light Rail | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2008-12-27 | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | Valley Metro (Phoenix) | ||||||||||
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Veterans Way at College Avenue (Sun Devil Stadium) is a light rail station on METRO Light Rail in Tempe, Arizona, USA. It is part of the Tempe Transportation Center hub for several local bus routes, and is immediately adjacent to Sun Devil Stadium. It is the seventh stop westbound and the twenty-second stop eastbound on the initial 20 mile starter line. A bike station is located here.
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 Overall view of the Tempe Transit Center from the roof of the city hall parking garage. |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Transit Center |
| Structural system | Steel Frame, concrete floors, glass and masonry curtain walls |
| Location | Veterans Way and College Avenue |
| Address | 200 East Fifth Street Tempe, Arizona 85281 United States |
| Owner | City of Tempe |
| Coordinates | 33°25′33.75″N 111°56′9.25″W / 33.4260417°N 111.9359028°WCoordinates: 33°25′33.75″N 111°56′9.25″W / 33.4260417°N 111.9359028°W |
| Construction | |
| Floor count | 3 story |
| Floor area | 40,000 sf |
| Main contractor | Adolfson and Peterson |
| Cost | $25 million USD |
| Design team | |
| 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 Transit 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 base 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:
 A view of the south side of the Tempe Transit Center building. |
 A view of the east side of the Tempe Transit Center building. |
 The community center at the Tempe Transit Center. |
 Photo of the Green Roof on the top of the Tempe Transit Center building |
 Photo inside the 'Bike Station' shop inside the Tempe Transit Center. |
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