Lehigh University Center / Asa Packer Campus

Worth it here

None

Maybe later here

• Heated, enclosed waiting room: Below the ~200 m exposure test with ~5-minute waits; an enclosed room only inside a gondola terminal, if one is built nearby.
• Secure bike lockers or bike hub, and bike-share docks: Not a terminus, junction or trail stop, so racks first. E-bike share docks only once an operator commits (none confirmed).
• Solar panels on the station canopy: A canopy is proposed, but the stop is on Lehigh campus roads, and Lehigh-land solar can't simply credit City or LANTA accounts.
• Community lounge or study nook: The plan proposes a study nook, but it needs an enclosed space and Lehigh as host, without duplicating Clayton UC space.
• Elevators (in pairs), only at level changes: Not for the curbside stop (ramps). Only with a gondola terminal near UC: redundant elevators and a lift link to Farrington.
• Ground-source heat pumps (enclosed spaces only): Only inside a gondola terminal near UC, if built, after a geology and karst check; the bus stop itself is open-air.
• Public art and heritage or geology display: Hardyston quartzite from local quarries appears in Lehigh buildings, so a small sourced panel is possible with Lehigh's input (to confirm).
• Snow-melt at the platform edge: The 0.86 km link down to Farrington reaches about 10%, above the ~8% test; measure the walking approach before heating anything.

Not worth it here

• Public restrooms: The Clayton University Center is next door (public access and hours to confirm), and only 16 LANTA trips run nearby.
• Staffed customer service: Only 16 LANTA trips and no intercity service, so the help point and real-time screens are enough.
• Park-and-ride: Walkable campus core (620 buildings, 256 places) on Lehigh land, where parking would push out campus uses.
• Drop-off and paratransit loading zone: The curb is needed for the platform; use legal loading on a side street within ~50 m. Lehigh's AccessLU already exists.
• Terminal bus charger (overhead pantograph): Buses stop only ~25 s, and the energy plan puts no charger at stop 5.
• Battery energy storage: Open-air through stop; a small UPS covers lights, screens and the help point.
• Food or coffee kiosk (partner-run): The Clayton University Center already has dining, and 256 places and 16 trips fail the 500/200 test.
• Small shop space: Below the 500/200 test, and shops would duplicate the Clayton University Center.
• Equipment-lending lockers or package lockers: Tight campus platform; Grace Hall and Taylor Gym are 321 m away with no partner, and 620 buildings is under 1,000.
• Water bottle filler: Open-air through stop with short waits and no trail or event crowds; a new freeze-proof water line costs more than it gives.
• Event queuing and bus staging space: No documented 5,000+ venue within a 10-minute walk; big crowds are planned at GOOD, POLK and FARR.
• Driver restroom and break room: Buses only pass through; layovers would be at the proposed PNR and NBETH termini.
• Regional and intercity bus bays: No regional or intercity carrier stops here; they use the BTC downtown and the bays proposed at PNR.
• Rail-ready space reservation: Off the rail-ready corridor; Farrington, the nearest rail-ready stop, is an 834 m walk or 2.3-minute ride.
• Hospital and 24/7 shift-worker features: No 24/7 employer with 2,000+ staff within 400 m; St. Luke's would be reached from Farrington (branch option A).
• Energy display with real solar and charging data: No live solar or charger meters here, and the open-air screen is needed for arrivals.
• Public Wi-Fi and phone charging: Open-air through stop with ~5-minute waits; real-time screens already meet the information need.