Crestview (Capital MetroRail station)
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Crestview is a Capital MetroRail
commuter rail station in Austin, Texas
. It is located at the edge of the Crestview
neighborhood of North Austin, at the corner of Airport and North Lamar Boulevards. The North Lamar Transit Center is located one mile north of the station, while the Highland Mall
Transit Center (across from the Highland Station
) is located one mile south.
and Stratus Properties Inc. bought the site in 2005 and led a large clean-up effort. During the clean-up, known carcinogen benzene
was found in a small amount in the southwestern part of the property. However, the benzene was found to be in saturated soil and posed no threat to people.
, in 2009 identified the Crestview-Highland segment of CapMetro's Rails with Trails project as its "Project of the Year". The trail, intended to run beside the commuter track, would provide pedestrian and bicycle access to the station from surrounding neighborhoods.
Capital MetroRail
Capital MetroRail is a commuter rail system that serves the Greater Austin, Texas, area and which is owned by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Red Line, Capital Metro's first and only rail line, connects Downtown Austin with Austin's northern suburbs. The line operates on 32...
commuter rail station in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. It is located at the edge of the Crestview
Crestview, Austin, Texas
Crestview, Austin, Texas is a neighborhood in north central Austin, Texas.Crestview is located in ZIP code 78757. The Crestview neighborhood was built by developer A.B. Beddow on the site of an old dairy farm in the 1950s and early 1960s...
neighborhood of North Austin, at the corner of Airport and North Lamar Boulevards. The North Lamar Transit Center is located one mile north of the station, while the Highland Mall
Highland Mall
Highland Mall, is a shopping mall located in north Austin, Texas, on Airport Boulevard west of I-35 and north of US Route 290. Opened in 1971, Highland Mall was Austin's first suburban shopping mall...
Transit Center (across from the Highland Station
Highland (Capital MetroRail station)
Highland is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in Northeast Austin on Airport Boulevard just northwest of the I-35/Highway 290 interchange directly across the street from Highland Mall.-External links:* *...
) is located one mile south.
Location
Crestview station sits on the former site of a Huntsman Petroleum Research and Development center which operated there from 1949 until 2005. Trammel Crow Co.Trammell Crow Company
Trammell Crow Company is a Dallas-based real estate development, investment and operations company founded by the late Trammell Crow, and operated as an independent subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis. It was founded by Trammell Crow in 1948 and purchased in late 2006...
and Stratus Properties Inc. bought the site in 2005 and led a large clean-up effort. During the clean-up, known carcinogen benzene
Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound. It is composed of 6 carbon atoms in a ring, with 1 hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom, with the molecular formula C6H6....
was found in a small amount in the southwestern part of the property. However, the benzene was found to be in saturated soil and posed no threat to people.
Pedestrian connectivity
A local civic group, Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central AustinSustainable Neighborhoods
Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin is a civic organization based in the north central part of Austin, Texas. SN's mission is to ensure that redevelopment occurring on commercial arterials in North Central Austin is neighborhood-friendly....
, in 2009 identified the Crestview-Highland segment of CapMetro's Rails with Trails project as its "Project of the Year". The trail, intended to run beside the commuter track, would provide pedestrian and bicycle access to the station from surrounding neighborhoods.