A trustee who also serves on Butler County Regional Transit Authority updated the commission on the Chestnut Street Station ribbon-cutting and key station features: on-site maintenance and bus service infrastructure, driver break rooms and restrooms, four bus bays and space sized for large Gillig buses (presenter estimated capacity for about 36 full buses).

Why it matters: The station, described as roughly a $27,000,000 facility, centralizes maintenance and operations and is intended to improve route reliability and bidirectional service patterns into Chestnut Street. The trustee said the facility sits on a long land lease with the university (required by federal funding rules) and that funding came from FTA and state grants with matching funds; "No municipal funds from any, anybody in Butler County," the trustee said.

The trustee also noted long-term operations changes (bidirectional routes and improved connectivity), and that a field trip to view the station may be arranged for commissioners.

There was no formal action by the Planning Commission on the station report; the briefing was informational.