Citilink in Fort Wayne, IN, recently received a 2012 Downtown Design Award for Outstanding Design & Technology from the Fort Wayne Downtown Improvement District.

The public transit agency received the honor in recognition of the opening of its Citilink Central Station, which provides passenger amenities including real-time bus arrival information, security cameras, indoor waiting area with restrooms, bus pass ticket vending machine, and on-site customer service personnel.

The facility’s design also incorporates geothermal heating, solar lighting, and environmental design to minimize maintenance costs.

Photo courtesy of Margaret E. Caviston Ken Housden, center, general manager of Citilink, accepts the Downtown Design Award from Bill Brown, acting executive director, Fort Wayne Downtown Improvement District (DID), and Tara Conway of DID.