Crestview station

Crestview is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station and Capital MetroRapid 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.

For the former station in Florida, see Crestview station (Florida).
Crestview
Platform at Crestview station
Location6920 North Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX
Owned byCapital Metro
Platforms1 side platform
Connections MetroBus 1, 7, 300, 350
MetroRapid 801
Construction
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 22, 2010[1]
Services
Preceding station Capital Metro Following station
Kramer
toward Leander
 Red Line Highland
toward Downtown
Future services
Preceding station Capital Metro Following station
North Lamar Transit Center
Terminus
 Blue Line Koenig
toward Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Orange Line Koenig
toward Stassney
McKalla Place
toward Leander
 Red Line Highland
toward Downtown

Location

Crestview station sits on the former site of a Huntsman Petroleum Research and Development center which operated there from 1949 until 2005.[2] Trammel Crow Co. and Stratus Properties Inc. bought the site in 2005 and led a large clean-up effort.[3] During the clean-up, known carcinogen benzene was found in a small amount in the southwestern part of the property.[3] However, the benzene was found to be in saturated soil and posed no threat to people.[3]

Pedestrian connectivity

A 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".[4] 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.[5]

Bus connections
  • #1 Metric/S. Congress
  • #7 Duval (terminus)
  • #300 Govalle (terminus)
  • #350 Airport Blvd.
  • #481 Night Owl N. Lamar
  • #801 N. Lamar/S. Congress

References
  1. Wear, Ben (March 23, 2010). "MetroRail launches with smooth start". Austin American-Statesman. p. A1.
  2. Huntsman shuttering Austin site, Austin Business Journal website, 2004-10-08. Accessed 2010-09-20.
  3. Benzene Questions at Crestview Station, Austin Chronicle website, 2007-05-04. Accessed 2014-03-20
  4. "Austin Chronicle article on Rails with Trails, August 2009". Retrieved Oct 25, 2010.
  5. http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2014/06/20/mixed-usenorth-lamar-project-set-near-crestview.html

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