The Riverfront Transit Center is a multi-modal transportation

Intermodal passenger transport

Intermodal passenger transport involves more than one mode of transport of passengers. Some modes of transportation have always been intermodal; for example, most major airports have extensive facilities for automobile parking and have good rail or bus connections to the cities nearby. Urban bus...

 center currently used as a local bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 and commuter bus hub for TANK

Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky

The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky is the public transit system serving the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio located in Kenton County, Boone County and Campbell County...

 and SORTA

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority , is the public transport agency serving Cincinnati, Ohio and its suburbs. The agency operates transit bus services under the name Metro...

, in the city of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 near Great American Ballpark and The Banks

The Banks

The Banks is the name given to the current mixed-use project being developed on the land between Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park along the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio.-History:...

 project. The center which was completely built in 2003 and has the capacity to handle up to 500 buses and 20,000 people per hour during sporting or other special events.

Bus services

The center serves as a hub for the SORTA

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority

Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority , is the public transport agency serving Cincinnati, Ohio and its suburbs. The agency operates transit bus services under the name Metro...

 during sporting events and other special events.

Future rail connections

The center is also expected to serve as the central hub for the planned Cincinnati streetcar system and Eastern Corridor Commuter Rail

Eastern Corridor Commuter Rail

The Eastern Corridor Commuter Rail is first of several proposed commuter rail lines being developed by SORTA, Hamilton County and Cincinnati in the Greater Cincinnati metro area in conjunction with proposed Light Rail and Streetcar lines...

 connecting Cincinnati to Milford

Milford, Ohio

Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River in the southwestern part of the state. It is a part of Greater Cincinnati. Milford, an abbreviated form of mill ford, was so named because it was the first safe ford across the Little Miami...

.

Criticism

The center has been criticised due to the fact that it is largely unused. Proponents point out delays in the streetcar lightrail and commuter rail plans as well as delays in construction of The Banks

The Banks

The Banks is the name given to the current mixed-use project being developed on the land between Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park along the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio.-History:...

a multi-use commercial and residential project.