NEW TRAIN STATION ON TRACK IN COATESVILLE

Plans to build a parking and transportation facility adjacent to the new Coatesville train station received another boost in state funding this week.

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Coatesville was awarded $650,000 in state funding to support the project, which calls for constructing a 175,000-square-foot multimodal parking facility and commuter parking facility on Fleetwood Street to serve rail riders others at the new train station.

“Investments in Coatesville’s transportation infrastructure will pay dividends in the economic success of the city and economic opportunities for its

residents,” state Sen. Carolyn Comitta said. “Pairing the new train station with this parking and transportation facility will make Coatesville a true multimodal transit hub. With more commuters, more rail riders, and more visitors come more customers, more jobs, and more investment dollars.”

“This grant will provide much needed funding for a safe, well-lit parking garage that is a key component of the new Amtrak/Septa station project here in Coatesville,” state Rep. Dan Williams said. “This new station will provide the Coatesville area with the transportation needs it has long deserved, and I’m honored to do whatever I can to help move this project for

ward so that Coatesville truly rises.”

The multi-level 175,000 square foot parking facility is key to the success of the train station, which currently offers Amtrak service but is expected to provide SEPTA Regional Rail service in the future.

The facility will also feature bus transportation integration,

covered waiting shelters, bike racks, ample lighting, wayfinding signage, and nearly 500 parking spaces to support SEPTA, Amtrak, and Link and Kraft Bus transportation services.

Earlier this year, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Coatesville got $1 million in state funding for the Coatesville Train Station Parking Facility at Fleetwood Street and Fourth Avenue.

The Coatesville RDA is now working with the City to

construct the facility to support the train station, widely considered a lynchpin of the city’s ongoing revitalization plans and strategic economic development vision.

The funding, approved today by the Commonwealth Finance Authority, comes through Act 89 of 2013, Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive Transportation Funding Plan, which increased transit funding and established dedicated multimodal funding for aviation, passenger rail, rail

freight, port, and bicyclepedestrian projects.

Earlier this year, Comitta and Williams announced a $1 million Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to support the parking facility, which comes with a total estimated price tag of more than $10 million.

In addition, the Chester County Revitalization Program has committed $1 million and significant funds are also pending from the Coatesville RDA.

FRAN MAYE — MEDIANEWS GROUP The Third Avenue Streetscape project aims to transform Third Avenue as a gateway into Coatesville from the new train station and includes the repaving of Third Avenue and the installation of sidewalk amenities, including ADA accessibility improvements from Lincoln Highway to Fleetwood Street.

FRAN MAYE — MEDIANEWS GROUP The Coatesville Train Station and the surrounding area are set be renovated.