Los Lunas Transportation Center Master Plan

The Master Plan and Phase One Design for the Los Lunas Transportation Center included land use planning, new urbanist style charrettes and master planning, placemaking at this Railrunner stop, design, and construction. The master plan builds on three previous plans for the area that were initiated in 2006. Sites was hired in 2013 to master plan the Transportation Center district, with an emphasis on land use planning. Following the planning phase, our team focused on the Village Center’s urban design, which included a Rio Metro bus hub for Valencia County, three event spaces and concert venues, a plaza, centralized parking, and mixed use with retail and residential uses. Sites then designed the new plaza, drop off, Rio Metro Hub, and connections to parking, the Rail Runner stop, and other site features in addition to the master plan. Since then, the area around the center has been planned as a metropolitan redevelopment area that prioritizes redevelopment, and the Village has purchased additional land. As a result of these changes, the Master Plan was updated in 2018, and Phase One construction was completed in 2017. Sites aided the Village's vision of creating "a vibrant, walkable Village Center that serves local residents and visitors, provides a variety of attainable housing options, promotes economic development, and supports increased Rail Runner and transit ridership" by identifying land use and urban design recommendations. Sites looked at variables that support new development near the center, recognizing that current demographics, housing supply, and market conditions are the primary drivers of redevelopment. The plan calls for multifamily housing, ground-floor retail, commercial office space, outdoor civic spaces, and multimodal circulation improvements to make the area a pleasant place to walk, bike, work, and live.