Transbay Transit Center and Tower
TRANSBAY TRANSIT CENTER AND TOWER
A NEW TERMINAL | LIVE-WORK-RIDE | TRANSFORMING DOWNTOWN| TIMELINE | MORE INFORMATION
On September 20, 2007, the TJPA Board selected Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Hines to design and develop the new landmark Transbay Transit Center and Transit Tower. The Board's unanimous vote culminates an eight-month international Design and Development Competition that was launched to select an outstanding, functional and economically viable design for a transportation centerpiece that will become the Grand Central of the West. Read the Press Release
The new terminal will replace the existing loop ramp system with a set of stacked ramps on the west side of the station and will include an extension of the Peninsula Corridor rail line to a new terminus underneath the station that will accommodate Caltrain commuter service and eventual high-speed rail service to destinations throughout California.
The new Transbay Transit Center at First and Mission Streets will centralize the region's transportation network by accommodating nine transportation systems under one roof, including AC Transit, Caltrain, MUNI, Golden Gate Transit, SamTrans, Greyhound, BART, WestCAT, and future California High-Speed Rail. The 40-acre redevelopment area surrounding the Transit Center will be developed to include housing, retail, and an adjacent transit tower poised to redefine the city's skyline.
The Transbay project is a visionary housing and transportation plan that will transform downtown
The first phase of the project begins with the building of the temporary terminal, commencing in 2008, to serve passengers while the new
completed in 2014. This first phase of the project includes design and construction of the
For more information, please contact:
Maria Ayerdi, Executive Director
Transbay Joint Powers Authority
email: mariaa@transbayproject.org
(415) 597-4620
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