Station Review #125: Neenah Transit Center (Valley Transit)


Neenah Transit Center is one of the two transit centers of the Valley Transit system. This station is a relocation of the previous Church Street station, and was originally designed to be temporary, yet is still there multiple years later. 

Services

Four fixed bus routes depart from Neenah Transit Center, these are: 

Valley Transit


30 - Neenah/Menasha: Appleton/Valley Transit Center to Neenah Transit Center via Menasha

31 - East Neenah: Neenah Transit Center to Doty Island and south end of Neenah

32 - West Neenah: Neenah Transit Center to west end of Neenah

41 - West Fox Valley: Neenah Transit Center to Fox Crossing

Go Transit


Go Connect: Would this count as microtransit? It uses a taxi between Neenah Transit Center and Oshkosh-Downtown Transit Center. You need to call Oshkosh City Cab the day before (before 4:30 PM) to ride this. This replaced the old Route 10 bus that went between the two transit centers. When I tried riding it, Oshkosh City Cab completely ignored me. 

Tour

Bench

Much like Appleton/Valley Transit Center (the main transit center for Valley Transit), Neenah Transit Center also has a bus pulse. The buses all seem to be timed for transfers to the 30 bus. 

Bench inside shelter

Bench, shelter, and bus berth

That's the entire transit center. The old transit center used to have a heated waiting room. Nowadays, the city of Neenah expects you to go to city hall for things such as bathrooms. 

The shelter, close up

Bus stop sign

Points of Interest Near Neenah Transit Center


Fake small statue of liberty

Downtown Neenah is full of shops and restaurants. Despite this, the entire town feels incredibly rich and snotty. Everything is expensive there. It shouldn't surprise anyone that this is one of the first places in the US to have banned homeless encampments. Also, there's a statue of Ronald Reagan in the town, also surprising no one. If you take the route 41 bus (or just walk a few blocks), you can reach Arrowhead Park, on  Lake Little Buttes de Morts. This lake is so named because it's the site of the Siege of Little Lake Buttes de Morts, an act of genocide committed against the Meskwaki by the French. 
 
What an absolutely stellar track record for Neenah, Wisconsin. 

Statistics


Name: Neenah Transit Center
Agency: Valley Transit
Line(s): 30, 31, 32, 41
Locality: Downtown
City/Township: Neenah
County: Winnebago
State: Wisconsin
Ridership: N/A

Amenity Checklist 


Some vestige of accessibility: ✓
Employee bathrooms: × (in city hall)
Bike Racks: ×
Clean: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ×
Easy to get around: ✓
Existence is justifiable: ✓
Lighting: ✓
Maps: ×
Safe to use: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Something for fares: ×
Station in Good Condition: ✓
Updated Signage: × (little to no signage at all) 

Final Verdict: 3/10

I hate this place and absolutely everything about it. 

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