(TM05) TOUR: The Grand Central Station of the West: Behind-the-Scenes tour of TJPA’s Salesforce Transit Center
Monday, October 31, 2022
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Meet at Tour Desk in Moscone South Lobby
Earn 4 Credit(s)
Over four blocks long, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA)'s Salesforce Transit Center, is a multimodal transit hub. Nicknamed the Grand Central Station of the West, it connects nine transit systems from eight Bay Area counties. The Salesforce Transit Center consists of six stories, four of which are open to the public, including a bus deck with 37 bus bays and a rooftop park, containing 13 gardens for residents and visitors to enjoy along with free public activities. On this behind-the-scenes tour, you’ll see firsthand the features of the four stories that are open to the public, along with four art features and the two-story train box already built to be outfitted when Caltrain and ultimately, California High-Speed Rail's statewide service comes to the Center.
Learning Objectives:
The process to update an outdated, seismically-deficient bus center into a new modern multi-modal facility.
How the Transit Riders experience is important to promoting ridership.
Managing dense urban construction activities and how to maintain positive neighbor relationships.
How a Transit Center can be developed to transform an entire neighborhood and become a local asset.