The Julia M. Carson Transit Center, located in Indianapolis, is more than a bus station. It is a center for riders, cyclists, pedestrians, and passersby, and is the city’s first transportation hub.
Before the $26.5 million transit center opened on June 26, four streets in downtown Indianapolis served as the city’s “hub.” Buses would drive around the “loop,” picking up passengers who were exposed to the elements. Without a transit center, it also was hard for non-riders to view the IndyGo bus system as a viable form of transportation. What the city needed was a place that provided dignity to riders and functioned as a day-to-day piece of the urban environment.
