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37-691: RTC may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] Redmond Town Center , Washington Reston Town Center , Virginia Education and training [ edit ] Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois Reformed Theological College , Australia Regional Technical College , former name of Institutes of Technology in Ireland Renton Technical College , also known as Renton Tech, an American public two-year institution Royal Thimphu College ,

74-478: A Top Food & Drug in 2008 that closed in 2010. In 2013, the tenant was converted into a 24 Hour Fitness . In 2011, as a result of the company going bankrupt, Borders closed all their locations, including the Redmond location. It was left vacant until 2016, when it was divided into multiple tenants, with one being a Ducati dealership independently owned, a T-Mobile store opening, and an office building on

111-481: A mixed-use town center that was similar to Maingate, but it was an outdoor center and it only had one department store. It included a decreased retail space, a walkable town center, hotels, and offices, and residential spaces This project was received more positively by residents and the City Council. Groundbreaking for the development in 1995, with historical buildings being kept intact while everything else in

148-670: A government agency responsible for public transit and roads in and around the cities of Reno and Sparks, in Western Nevada Réseau de transport de la Capitale , the regional transportation commission for Quebec City Road traffic collision , or road traffic accident Road Transport Corporation, see Category:State road transport corporations of India Rochester Transit Corporation , historical operator of streetcar, rail, and bus transit in Rochester, New York. Other uses [ edit ] Regional Trial Court ,

185-541: A month later on March 11. The last day for streetcar service in Rochester was March 31 when the Main East and Lake Avenue lines were closed. The only rail operation which remained was the Rochester Subway , which was operated by RTC on a contract basis with the city. In 1943 the board of directors rallied support to buy out the remainder of shares to put RTC back in local control. General manager John F. Uffert

222-696: A person who oversees the movement of trains and controls railway signals Rails-to-Trails Conservancy , a US organization to promote use of railroad rights-of-way as trails Railway Technical Centre , the British Rail research centre in Derby, England Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada , a government agency responsible for public transit and roads in the Las Vegas valley, parent of RTC Transit (formerly called Citizens Area Transit) Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County ,

259-454: A store in 2023 in the space where Victoria's Secret and Pink used to occupy. They will open their store with 7,957 square feet (740 m ) of space. [1] In the same year, H Mart announced plans to open a space in the former Bed Bath & Beyond , along with three restaurant tenants. The opening date is unknown. [2] The majority of the office space at Redmond Town Center comprises six buildings of three to five stories. AT&T occupies

296-481: A sudden walkout in May 1967. An agreement was reached after only a week, however contract renewal negotiations were on the horizon. Both sides broke down and transit workers once again went on strike on November 30. When workers walked out on November 30, 1968, it set into motion a series of events that would bring about the end of the privately owned transit company. Due to the extreme bitterness and distrust on both sides,

333-466: A unknown date . In the same year, Daiso , a variety store, announced an opening in the former Victoria's Secret and Pink space in February of that year. Tous les Jours , a South Korean bakery, would also open their new location in the aforementioned H Mart building. Local restaurant and entertainment chain, Flatstick Pub, opened in February of the same year. In 2022, Daiso announced they were opening

370-421: Is a mixed-use development and shopping center located in downtown Redmond, Washington . Owned and managed by Fairbourne Properties, Redmond Town Center has more than 110 shops, restaurants, lodging, and entertainment venues in an outdoor environment. It opened in 1997 on the site of a defunct municipal golf course along the north side of State Route 520 . DRA Advisors and JSH acquired the retail component of

407-567: The Rochester Railway Company , which was acquired by the New York State Railways in 1905. When New York State Railways entered receivership in 1929, stockholders campaigned to maintain their investment and reorganize Rochester Railway Company. A committee of investors led by attorney Howard M. Woods proposed a reorganization that would return the company to local control. After several years of negotiation,

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444-565: The Redmond Town Center in 2013, shortly after Shorenstein Properties bought the office portion, which is occupied by Microsoft and AT&T . In late 2019, the retail portion was sold to Fairbourne Properties. The site was formerly Redmond Golf Links, an 18 hole golf course that opened in 1932. In 1978, Winmar, a real estate company owned by Safeco Insurance. , eventually closed the 120-acre property and planned to develop

481-484: The Rochester Subway sharply declined through the end of the 1940s, and RTC requested additional subsidy to continue operation. A new contract signed in 1951 eliminated all subsidy from the city in exchange for all subway passenger and freight revenues going directly to RTC. Losses continued to mount, and in 1952 Sunday and holiday service was eliminated. The city council voted in 1954 to end all subway service at

518-659: The Subway until that responsibility was passed on to the connecting railroads at the end of August 1957. The acquisition of new buses, the opening of the Eastern Expressway , and the adoption of a one-way street plan for downtown to alleviate congestion helped grow ridership in the 1960s. While stockholders were pleased on the return on their investment, transit workers remained unhappy. A two-day strike in 1965 helped gain some modest increases for workers, but unrest continued. A dispute over job listings and seniority led to

555-615: The United States Rotterdam Terror Corps , a Dutch gabber group Radiotechnique -Coprim, a French electronics company Rational Team Concert , an IBM software engineering solution Technology [ edit ] Real-time clock , the clock that keeps civil time for a computer Real-time communication , any mode of telecommunications in which all users can exchange information instantly or with negligible delay Real-time computing Transport [ edit ] Rail traffic controller ,

592-439: The city and feared that Redmond would become more of an automotive city than a walkable city. The mayor allegedly rezoned the property without any processes or public hearings with the rest of the City Council. In 1988, the city conditionally approved the project. Four department stores , Mervyn's , Frederick & Nelson , The Bon Marché , and JCPenney were signed to be major tenants of Maingate and planning continued for

629-488: The company in December 2003. Months after closing, Petco announced that they were moving into the former space in 2004 from Bear Creek Village, a shopping center nearby, to Redmond Town Center. It later opened in 2004 in its new space. In 2005, as The Bon Marché was acquired by Macy's , the tenant was converted into Macy's . In 2008, Larry's Market shuttered as Haggen's bought the tenant, and briefly converted it into

666-574: The corporate body that controls the intellectual property of the Church of Scientology Residential treatment center , a live-in health care facility for adolescents with severe psychological, behavioral, and/or substance abuse issues Resolution Trust Corporation , the government-owned company created to manage insolvent financial institutions during the US savings and loan crisis Rochester Telephone Company (disambiguation) , several telephone companies in

703-577: The costly rail transit lines, the company quickly put together a plan to replace the remaining streetcars with bus operation. Following approval by the Public Service Commission in 1940, RTC carried out its plan to replace all trolleys with buses. The Thurston and Parsells routes were closed on December 24, 1940. On February 18, 1941, the Monroe Avenue and North Clinton lines were shut down. The Portland and Dewey lines followed

740-497: The end of 1955 so the Subway roadbed could be offered to the state as a route for a new expressway connecting to the New York State Thruway at Victor. The Subway was operated on a month-to-month contract through 1955. With New York State committed to building the Eastern Expressway , the city council set June 30, 1956, as the last day of passenger operation. Rochester Transit continued to operate freight trains in

777-488: The first private university in Bhutan Organisations and enterprises [ edit ] See also: § Transport RTC (Cape Verde) , also known as Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana, Cape Verde's state-owned radio and television station RTC (record label) , New Zealand record label Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía , a Mexican government agency Religious Technology Center ,

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814-612: The highest trial courts in the Philippines Right to Censor , a group in the World Wrestling Federation Rosette terminal complex , a structure in vascular plants which produces cellulose Replication and transcription complex, the most vulnerable part of a coronavirus See also [ edit ] RCT (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

851-418: The hotel opened on top of the former Claim Jumpers restaurant. In 2016, REI moved its store from Redmond Town Center to Bellevue , selling its building it was occupied in. In 2018, it was converted into Restoration Hardware before closing a few months later for unknown reasons. In 2018, Macy's announced that it would be closing around 100 locations, including the one in Redmond Town Center. In 2019,

888-564: The plan was approved by the Public Service Commission in 1937. The new Rochester Transit Corporation assumed operation of the old Rochester Lines of the New York State Railways on August 2, 1938. The Genesee Street line was closed on March 28, 1939, with the Lyell Avenue route following on April 23. Four more lines closed on May 23, including South Avenue, St. Paul, Seneca Park, and Summerville. In an effort to eliminate

925-516: The project, with a construction date announced. By 1992, Frederick & Nelson went out of business due to bankruptcy and the owner of Bon Marché, Federated Department Stores , briefly went bankrupt. These two events made the project go on a downward spiral that led to the demise of the project. However, also in 1992, the City of Redmond accepted another project on the same site by the same developer, Winmar. Redmond Town Center, which would've included

962-463: The second floor location. During 2010, Todai, a Japanese buffet, closed down due to unknown reason. In August 2011, Haiku, another Japanese buffet. opened up on its former space. In 2015, Claim Jumpers , a restaurant that sat outside of Redmond Town Center since it first opened, shuttered. Plans for a hotel that would be 160 room hotel and 7 stories high were made with Lodgeworks, the owner of Archer Hotels . Construction started in 2016, and In 2019,

999-412: The site into a mixed-use shopping mall . The project, named Maingate, was planned to include 1,350,000 square feet (125,000 m ) of retail space, along with office spaces, 160 residential units, and 25-30 acres of open space. This project was met with controversy of Redmond residents, as them and candidates running for City Council said that the project would've made it harder for people to walk around

1036-584: The site was demolished. Redmond Town Center eventually opened. The complex had two floors on the retail section, both directing to stores and dining. The development included 674,287 square feet (65,000 m ) of retail space, numerous office buildings, two hotels being owned by Marriott, Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Residence Inn by Marriott , and The Bon Marché , Zany Brainy , REI , Larry's Market, Borders , Todai , and Cineplex Odeon as major anchors. Office spaces were leased by Microsoft , AT&T Wireless Services , and other tenants. The development

1073-522: The site. They plan to turn Redmond Town Center into a walkable urban center. The town center wasn't affected as much as nearby shopping centers at the time during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but during the pandemic, as part of the 200 other stores, Bed Bath & Beyond closed its doors and Haiku, in turn, shuttered in September of that year. However, during 2022, numerous tenants would sign with

1110-528: The store was shuttered. In 2020, Amazon released plans of converting the former Macy's building into an Amazon office, while a few months later, the former REI was planned to be converted into a Volkswagen automotive cloud office. As both offices opened in 2021, in 2022, the City of Redmond and Fairbourne Properties released plans of redeveloping the town center by building more mixed-use buildings over current parking lots. These buildings would include adapting more retail, residential units, and offices into

1147-470: The strike dragged on through the holiday season. The city appealed to the union and to RTC for resolution with little effect. As a last resort, the city council drew up plans for the condemnation and purchase of the transit lines from RTC. The union agreed to the city's terms and the strike was broken on January 25, 1969. Above the objections of RTC president William Lang, the city of Rochester selected National City Management Company of Houston, Texas, to operate

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1184-728: The three on the west side of the RTC property, while Microsoft occupies the three on the east side. The administrative offices of the Lake Washington School District are housed in a smaller building to the west of the Marriott hotel. Amazon announced that it would house 600 employees at a 111,000 square feet (10,300 m ) office complex at Redmond Town Center that will open in 2021 in the former Macy's. Rochester Transit Corporation The majority of streetcar and bus transit lines in Rochester were operated by

1221-465: The title RTC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RTC&oldid=1165810199 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Redmond Town Center Redmond Town Center

1258-512: The town center, including H Mart , an Asian Supermarket, that would replace the former Bed Bath & Beyond , and a handful of restaurant spaces. In 2023, nearby tenant HobbyTown , whose building is about to be demolished due to a redevelopment on their former space and the Downtown Redmond Light Rail under construction near its current building, announced plans to move into the former American Eagle Outfitters space in

1295-615: The transit system. The new Rochester Transit Service began operations on May 23. Later that year, the RTS bus operations were acquired by the new Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority . The New York Museum of Transportation (NYMT) is home to several pieces of equipment once operated by Rochester Transit Corp. RTC L-2, a Plymouth ML8 locomotive used to switch non-electrified freight customers. Disassembled and awaiting future restoration. RTC "Casey Jones" Inspection Car, fully restored and operated on occasion for special events. RTC 233,

1332-583: Was built in stages, with the town center, offices, and hotels being built before the Bon Marché, as construction was officially finished by 2003. There were three strip malls connected to the development, Creekside Crossing along Redmond Way, a different center featuring Larry's, Cost Plus World Market , and Big 5 Sporting Goods , and a center including Zany Brainy , Bed Bath & Beyond , and other retail tenants. After three year of opening, Zany Brainy shuttered from bankruptcy and FAO Schwarz dissolving

1369-404: Was elected president and kept the system running through the difficult war years. Postwar prosperity would bring labor unrest, and transit workers walked out in May 1952 in a disagreement over wages. After 23 days, the matter was sent to arbitration and operations resumed. Unfortunately, this incident would set the tone for labor relations throughout the rest of the company's history. Ridership on

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