TRENTON, NJ - Clarke Caton Hintz Architects is proud to announce that we have been selected as the Architects for the Mineola Intermodal Center Parking Garage located in Mineola, Long Island, New York. The project sponsor is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Long Island Railroad (MTA LIRR).

This project is a $23 Million Design/Build parking structure which, when completed, will contain (4) levels, accommodate 955 cars, (8) CNG (compressed natural gas) buses, and separate offices for Garage Management, Long Island Bus, and Metropolitan Transportation Police.

The garage has been designed to compliment the proposed Mineola Downtown Revitalization Plan and the immediate surroundings. The garage facade is composed of brick and precast concrete elements, along with decorative precast concrete pilasters with tile inserts to match a nearby historic bridge. Each of the stair towers and the elevator will be clad in aluminum panels and clear glass. The same aluminum and glass aesthetic will be utilized for an enclosed pedestrian bridge which will be constructed to connect the garage, Mineola Station platforms, and ground level. The entire garage and overpass will be ADA compliant and will provide the area with improved handicapped access.

The Long Island Railroad customer demand for parking far exceeds the number of spaces available in the existing surface parking lots in the vicinity of Mineola Station. This project seeks to supplement existing parking spaces by constructing a four level intermodal center & parking structure adjacent to LIRR's Mineola Station.

Of the 955 cars, 705 are for public parking and 250 are spaces necessary to support adjacent private office buildings. The Intermodal Center includes an intermodal area to accommodate buses from MTA Long Island Bus to enhance bus transportation in and around the station area. The Intermodal Center will allow commuters to comfortable and safely transfer between cars, trains, buses, and nearby taxis.

Mineola is located in Nassau County, New York on the Port Jefferson branch, at the junction of Oyster Bay and Port Jefferson branches. Mineola Station has a "Designated Use Level 2", which represents the LIRR servicing between 2,000 to 6,000 customers on a typical weekday.

The project is federally funded, and therefore, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations and guidelines are applicable to this project.

Our Design/Build partners in this effort are:

Prismatic Development Corporation, General Contractor
Fay Spofford Thorndike, Structural Engineer
YU & Associates, Site/Civil Engineer
Kelter & Gilligo, MEP Engineer

Clarke Caton Hintz is an award-winning architectural, planning, and landscape architecture firm with a 26-year track record of providing clients with a broad multi-disciplinary approach keyed to solving today's complex planning and design problems.