{{Short description|Bus terminal in Detroit, Michigan}} {{for|the transit center in Hempstead, New York|Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center}} {{for|other facilities with similar names|Rosa Parks Station (disambiguation){{!}}Rosa Parks Station}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox station | name = Rosa Parks Transit Center | style = | image = Rosa Parks Transit Center Detroit Michigan.JPG | image_caption = | address = 360 Michigan Avenue<br>Detroit, Michigan | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|42|19|57|N|83|03|09|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}} | owned = City of Detroit | operator = | bus_stands = 15 | bus_operators = DDOT<br>SMART<br>Transit Windsor | bus_routes = | connections = Detroit Air Xpress<br>Detroit People Mover at Michigan Avenue and Times Square | structure = | parking = | bicycle = | accessible = Yes | architect = Parsons Brinckerhoff | architectural_style = Tensile structure | status = | code = | zone = | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=Detroit People Mover|header1=Out-of-system interchange |line2=Detroit People Mover|left2=Michigan Avenue|right2=Grand Circus Park|oneway-left2=true|transfer2=Times Square }} | opened = {{Start date|2009|07|14}} | opening = | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | rebuilt = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = }}
The '''Rosa Parks Transit Center''' is the main local bus station in Detroit, Michigan serving as the central hub for the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus system. The station was built on the site of Times Square in the west end of Downtown Detroit.
==Description== The three-story, {{convert|25,700|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} structure includes space for restrooms, an indoor waiting area, retail space, transit police offices, and a Detroit Police Department mini-station.<ref name=Crain>{{cite news|last1=Shea|first1=Bill|title=Detroit's Rosa Parks Transit Center Opens Tuesday|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090709/FREE/907099997/detroit-s-rosa-parks-transit-center-opens-tuesday|accessdate=September 29, 2015|work=Crain's Detroit Business|publisher=Crain Communications Inc.|date=July 9, 2009}}</ref> The most distinguishing feature of the transit center is its soaring tensile canopy. The transit center building was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff, and the canopy by FTL Design Engineering Studio of Detroit.<ref name=Critical/>
Besides acting as the central hub of DDOT, the station is a stop on many SMART routes which connect the city to its suburbs and a stop for Megabus.{{cn|date=September 2025}} Until it was cancelled in 2025, the Transit Windsor Tunnel Bus, a commuter and special bus service connecting the downtowns of Detroit and Windsor, served the facility.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aguilar |first=Louis |date=August 29, 2025 |title=Detroit-Windsor tunnel bus ends daily service Saturday after operating over 90 years |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2025/08/29/detroit-windsor-tunnel-bus-ends-daily-service-saturday/85866052007/ |work=The Detroit News |accessdate=September 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 1, 2024 |title=Tunnel Route Map |url=https://citywindsor.ca/documents/residents/transit-windsor/routes-and-schedules/Tunnel%20-%20Effective%20September%201,%202024.pdf |publisher=Transit Windsor |accessdate=September 14, 2025}}</ref> The Detroit People Mover's Times Square station and Michigan Avenue station are across the street from the transit center.{{cn|date=September 2025}}
==History== Announced in 2005, the project was developed by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. It began construction in 2007 and was opened for service in July 2009 at a total cost of $22.5 million.<ref name=Critical>{{cite web|title=Rosa Parks Transit Center|url=http://criticaldetroit.org/buildings/rosa-parks-transit-center/|website=Critical Detroit|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Arch>{{cite web|title=Rosa Parks Transit Center / FTL Design Engineering Studio|url=http://www.archdaily.com/30880/rosa-parks-transit-center-ftl-design-engineering-studio|website=ArchDaily|date=August 4, 2009 |publisher=Plataforma Networks Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Rosa Parks Transit Center}}
Category:Bus stations in Michigan Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Detroit Category:Transit_centers_in_the_United_States Category:2009 establishments in Michigan