Richmond Parkway Transit Center
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For the expressway in Richmond, California, see Richmond Parkway (California). For other uses, see Richmond Parkway.
The Richmond Parkway Transit Center or RPTC is a park and ride lot and bus terminal located in Richmond, California. It serves as a transfer point for the WestCAT, AC Transit, and Greyhound lines. Many drive to and park at this lot from the surrounding Hilltop Area and the cities of Pinole, Hercules, Rodeo and Crockett, and the community of El Sobrante, and then take express buses to commute into San Francisco's San Francisco Transbay Terminal. It is located on the corner of Richmond Parkway and Blume Drive near the Pinole border and adjacent to Interstate 80 and the Hilltop Plaza shopping center.
[edit] Bus service
The following bus services stop at the center:
- AC Transit: LA Hilltop, 70 Appian, 71 Rumrill, 376 North Richmond Night
- WestCat: 16, 17, 18, 19 JX (JL and JR variants)
[edit] Transit Village
As reported in 2006, in the East Bay newspaper the East Bay Express, there are plans to build a transit village at or adjacent to the site. Its purpose is as smart growth and to encourage transit use. It is modeled on the Fruitvale Model (Fruitvale Transit Village) at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, California. It is one of a slew of copy-cat projects surrounding many BART & Caltrain stations, regional ferry terminals, and Park & Ride lots & Transit Centers. Their purpose is to reduce sprawl and traffic.
Neighborhoods
Atchison Village · Brickyard Cove · Carriage Hills · Campus Bay · Downtown Richmond · Hilltop · Iron Triangle (South Richmond) · Marina Bay · Mira Vista (Richmond View) · North & East (Central Richmond) · Parchester Village · Point Isabel · Point Richmond · Pullman · Richmond Annex
Parks
Eastshore State Park · Brooks Island · Kennedy Grove · Miller/Knox · Point Isabel · Point Pinole · Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park · Sobrante Ridge · Wildcat Canyon
Points of Interest
Brother Islands · East Brother Island Lighthouse · Golden State Railroad Museum · Hilltop Mall · Macdonald 80 Shopping Center · Masquers Playhouse · Red Rock Island · Red Oak Victory Ship Museum · Richmond Country Club · Richmond Medical Center · Richmond Transit Village (Metro Walk) · The Plunge · West County Detention Center · Winehaven
Education
Contra Costa College · John F. Kennedy High School · Richmond High School · Salesian High School · West Contra Costa Unified School District
Transportation
23rd Street · AC Transit · BART · Capitol Corridor · Cutting Boulevard · I-80 · I-580 · MacDonald Avenue · Richmond Parkway · Richmond Parkway Transit Center · Richmond Station · Richmond-San Rafael Bridge · San Pablo Avenue (SR 123)
Politics
2006 Richmond, California city election · City Council · House Rabbit Society · Richmond Progressive Alliance
Creeks
Baxter Creek · Fluvious Innominatus · Rheem Creek · San Pablo Creek · Wildcat Creek
