![]() ![]() At the bottom is a plan view of the facility, which shows the bus gates, bus parking area along the north side, and the pedestrian concourse. The upper-right image includes, at the top, a longitudinal section of the bus terminal, which shows the location of the three pavilions that provide escalator, elevator, and stairway access, as well as additional access points along the length of the terminal. An additional bus ramp north of the light rail station will provide secondary access for the underground facility. Downtown Circulator stops are planned for under the commuter rail platforms and for under the Chestnut Pavilion. Once inside the terminal, buses will circulate in a clockwise rotation. Buses from surface streets in Downtown, including the Downtown Circulator, will cross Wynkoop, pass in between the north wing building ( IMA Financial) and the historic Ice House, turn left, and descend the same ramp. Buses coming in from the I-25 HOV lane will descend a ramp just south of 18th Street. The upper-left image below shows how buses will access the terminal. Surrounding the pedestrian concourse is the bus drive loop and a bus parking lane along the north side of the terminal. In between, the Wewatta Pavilion provides yet another vertical access point to the bus terminal. The concourse connects the Chestnut Pavilion (discussed in the previous post on the light rail station) with the Union Station Pavilion, a similar portal immediately west of the historic station structure. Within the bus terminal’s overall footprint is a pedestrian concourse 44 feet wide and about 780 feet long. The terminal will include 22 bus gates: 16 for regional RTD buses, 4 for the Downtown Circulator, and 2 for commercial carriers or for future expansion. ![]() It will span the width of the 17th Street right-of-way (about 140 feet) and run from the new light rail station to the historic Union Station, a distance of approximately 970 feet. This facility will replace RTD’s existing Market Street Station. The next component of the Denver Union Station plan we’ll look at is the underground regional bus terminal.
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