I’ve posted photos of EAGL transit buses in Cedar Rapids from this summer. The majority of the fleet is made up of older GMC RTS transit buses, but in the past year or so has expanded with new low floor Thomas Dennis SLF200 buses. Above is a view of the Ground Transportation Center downtown along 1st. Street SE. The GTC was built in the early 80’s with a federal transportation grant. As you can see, pedestrian access to the bus station is far from optimal. There are no direct pedestrian pathways in or out of the bus station without walking across the bus driveway. The City Council is currently debating moving the GTC to a new intermodal transportation facility to be built about two blocks south of the current site, and redeveloping the current station for other uses. However, since the current GTC was built with federal funding, there is uncertainty whether or not the building can abandon its intended use.
See all my EAGL photos here.