Holyoke Project Benefits
The Holyoke MTC Project will provide the following benefits to the City and Region:
- Provide vastly improved transportation access, facilities and amenities for persons traveling to, from and through downtown Holyoke
- Provide enhanced customer service and improved operations support facilities for both PVTA and Peter Pan Bus Lines in a state-of-the-art transportation facility
- Create a transportation hub in Downtown Holyoke with access to service and transfers on seven existing transit routes and more than 7,000 passengers per week; while providing modal connections between local/intercity buses and pedestrians, bicyclists, taxis and automobiles
- Provide for the adaptive reuse and restoration of the historic Firehouse on Maple Street that is currently vacant
- Create an Adult Learning and Continuing Education Center through partnerships with Holyoke Community College and the Head Start Program offering basic literacy, GED and other classes; Leverage over $7M in State and Federal Funding through private and local contributions and invest approximately $9 Million in downtown Holyoke
- Provide an improved streetscape and sidewalk system surrounding the MTC.