Bethlehem Connect · Place sheet · Station area 8 · North · Bus hub
Downtown Bethlehem / Broad Street
Civic and intermodal hub (Walnut & New with the Bethlehem Transportation Center) · Bethlehem Hub idea
- 8Downtown / Broad Street
Connect Spine (Phase 1)River Line (Phase 1)Dashed: options and if-demand linksGondola optionLANTA EBS todayExisting hub: LANTA Bethlehem Transportation Center
Why here
Pairs LANTA's downtown EBS stop at Walnut & New with the Bethlehem Transportation Center 236 m away; the Spine continues via Broad & Main.
Program ideas (planning phase)
- Bethlehem Hub, street level first: waiting room, restrooms, real-time info, local retail and community space in existing ground floors
- A short below-grade connection only if geotechnical, safety, heritage and financial reviews support it
- Wire-free vehicles and low-profile shelters in the historic district
Every station also gets the station kit: level boarding, shelter, lighting, real-time screens, bike racks, a rain garden and a sorting point for recycling, compost and trash.
What exists today
- LANTA's downtown EBS stop has been at Walnut & New since 20 November 2025.
- LANTA Bethlehem Transportation Center (Broad & Guetter).
Measured here
- Lines
- Connect Spine — electric BRT · River Line — upgraded EBS core · St. Luke's branch option B · Airport Link — bus option to ABE airport
- Elevation
- 104 m (USGS 3DEP)
- 10-minute walk
- 138 ha · 1,374 buildings · 725 places
- LANTA today
- About 360 weekday trips within 400 m (2022 timetable)
- Future train access
- From Downtown / Broad Street, about 3 minutes on Bethlehem Connect to the rail-ready stop at Farrington Square.
The station area
Spine and River Line platforms on New St near Walnut St. A street-level hub in existing ground floors is an idea only; no building or site has been identified, and ownership has not been studied.
Still unknown
- UNESCO buffer-zone extent, HARB and Section 106 review
- Ownership of any hub space