Crestview station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station and CapMetro Rapid bus rapid transit station in Austin, Texas. It is at the edge of the Crestview neighborhood of North Austin, at the corner of Airport Boulevard and North Lamar Boulevard. The North Lamar Transit Center is one mile (1.6 km) north of the station, and the Highland Mall Transit Center (across from the Highland station) is 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) to the southeast. There is no on-site parking at the Crestview station. Riders must park at the North Lamar Transit center and take buses 1 or 801 south to the train. With Project Connect, the Blue and Orange Lines will have a connection to this station.[2]
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| Location | 6920 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°20′18″N 97°43′9″W / 30.33833°N 97.71917°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CapMetro | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MetroBus 1, 7, 300, 350 MetroRapid 801 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 22, 2010[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Location
editCrestview station sits on the former site of a Huntsman Petroleum Research and Development center which operated there from 1949 until 2005.[3] Trammel Crow Co. and Stratus Properties Inc. bought the site in 2005 and led a large clean-up effort.[4] During the clean-up, known carcinogen benzene was found in a small amount in the southwestern part of the property.[4] However, the benzene was found to be in saturated soil and posed no threat to people.[4]
Pedestrian connectivity
editA local civic group, Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin, in 2009 identified the Crestview-Highland segment of CapMetro's Rails with Trails project as its "Project of the Year".[5] The trail, intended to run beside the commuter track, would provide pedestrian and bicycle access to the station from surrounding neighborhoods. One of the largest transit oriented developments in Austin is centered on the Crestview Station.[6]
Bus connections
edit- #1 N. Lamar/S. Congress
- #7 Duval/Dove Springs (terminus)
- #300 Springdale/Oltorf (terminus)
- #350 Airport Blvd.
- #481 Night Owl N. Lamar
- #801 N. Lamar/S. Congress Rapid
References
edit- ^ Wear, Ben (March 23, 2010). "MetroRail launches with smooth start". Austin American-Statesman. p. A1.
- ^ Graham, Benton (November 22, 2021). "Capital Metro moves forward with funding for one of Project Connect's 'most complex' intersections". Community Impact. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Kaspar, Mary Alice (October 8, 2004). "Huntsman shuttering Austin site". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c Nichols, Lee (May 4, 2007). "Benzene Questions at Crestview Station". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Nichols, Lee (August 21, 2009). "All Aboard the Rails With Trails Plan". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Buchholz, Jan (June 20, 2014). "Mixed-use: North Lamar project set near Crestview station". Austin Business Journal.