Montpelier transit center construction under way

Officials break ground at the One Taylor Street development. Photo by Jack Young/VTDigger
MONTPELIER — In 1998, the Montpelier Conservation Commission decided to refurbish a scrap yard in the middle of downtown as a transit center for public transportation. The idea was to attract new residents to the state’s capital and modernize travel.In the intervening 20 years, local leaders have overcome budget problems, environmental issues and a drawn out regulatory process to make that happe