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{{short description|Bus station in Appleton, Wisconsin}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Appleton Transit Center
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| caption = The Appleton Transit Center in Appleton, WI (2022)
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| coordinates = {{Coord|44.2634|-88.40571|type:landmark_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}
| owned = City of Appleton
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*[[Valley Transit (Wisconsin)|Valley Transit]]
*[[Greyhound Lines]]
*[[Amtrak Thruway]]
*[[Lamers Bus Lines]]
| bus_routes = 15
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| structure = At-grade
| parking = 1 Adjacent parking ramp; 1 Adjacent parking lot
| bicycle = Bike racks around station
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| code = APP
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| opened = {{Start date|1990|03|01}}
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The '''Appleton Transit Center''' is a [[bus terminus]] in downtown [[Appleton, Wisconsin]], located at 100 East Washington Street (on the corner of Washington Street and Oneida Street).

== History ==
The transit center had been hoped to have been completed by fall 1986.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-09-11|title=Major delays seen for transit center|pages=13|work=The Post-Crescent|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96069122/major-delays-seen-for-transit-center/|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> On August 1, 1986 the Appleton mayor proposed a design with a rooftop [[parking lot]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1986-08-01|title=Mayor proposes $6 million transit center|pages=9|work=The Post-Crescent|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96165393/mayor-proposes-6-million-transit-center/|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> The current standalone building was first proposed in April 1989 as a cheaper alternative to plans to renovate and use an existing building.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1989-04-26|title=Cheaper to build new transit center|pages=2|work=The Post-Crescent|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96071325/cheaper-to-build-new-transit-center/|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> The design included a [[convenience store]], the attendant from which would be responsible for securing the building. This would reduce staffing costs for [[Valley Transit (Wisconsin)|Valley Transit]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1989-05-02|title=New, smaller transit centre backed|pages=3|work=The Post-Crescent|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96072964/new-smaller-transit-centre-backed/|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref>

Construction on the center by Valley Transit began on September 12, 1989, and service began on March 1, 1990. 80% of the construction cost was funded by the [[Urban Mass Transportation Administration]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1990-06-20|title=Bus transfer center is finally complete|pages=51|work=The Post-Crescent|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96065802/bus-transfer-center-is-finally-complete/|access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> It was the first transit center built in Appleton.

The transit center is planned to be replaced in the mid-2020s with a new facility, which would also contain a mixed-use development, similar to [[La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility#Grand River Station|Grand River Station]] in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2022/06/02/appleton-transit-center-could-replaced-mixed-use-development-retail-apartments/7467138001/|title=Downtown Appleton Transit Center could be replaced with larger, taller mixed-use development|publication-date=June 2, 2022|author=Duke Behnke|newspaper=Post Crescent|access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
It has climate-controlled waiting rooms, public [[washroom]]s, a [[payphone]] with free direct line telephones to Valley Transit, and [[vending machine]]s. The north side of the building is the location of the [[Greyhound Lines]] office. Additional benches are outside, where there are designated bus boarding bays in a [[traffic]]-free [[transfer (public transit)|transfer]] area. The entire grounds are non-smoking.

==Service==
The Appleton Transit Center is the center of the [[Valley Transit (Wisconsin)|Valley Transit]] system, as most bus routes terminate there. The northwest corner of the property was formerly the boarding place for Greyhound buses, travelling between [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. This service was withdrawn in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Soellner|first=Mica|title=One last ride: Greyhound shuts down bus service to northeast Wisconsin|url=https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2018/10/23/end-era-greyhound-ends-bus-service-north-milwaukee/1727249002/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Post-Crescent|language=en-US}}</ref> The center also sees service from [[Lamers Bus Lines]]. Through ticketing is available from [[Amtrak]]; the [[List of Amtrak stations|Amtrak station code]] for the center is APP.

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
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| File: Appleton Transit Center with sign.jpg
| Appleton Transit Center with sign for Valley Transit in downtown Appleton
| alt1= Appleton Transit Center with sign for Valley Transit in downtown Appleton
| File: Appleton Transit Center from above.jpg
| A view from above of the Appleton Transit Center with buses meeting during the hourly pulse period.
| alt2=A view from above of the Appleton Transit Center with buses meeting during the hourly pulse period.
| File: Valley Transit buses laying over at Appleton Transit Center.jpg
|Valley Transit buses laying over at Appleton Transit Center
| alt3=Valley Transit buses laying over at Appleton Transit Center
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==See also==
* [[Valley Transit (Wisconsin)|Valley Transit]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060721061509/http://appleton.org/departments/transit/1maps/TransitCenter.shtml Official page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209075454/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&c=am2Station&cid=1080080551674&ssid=88 Amtrak's page]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Appleton, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Bus stations in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transit centers in the United States]]
[[Category:Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Wisconsin]]

Appleton Transit Center - Revision history

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