![]() San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco imposing new transit center ready to roll at lastĭo I have to call it the 'Salesforce Transit Center'? And why is it called the Salesforce Transit Center, anyway? Artist's rendering of the rooftop city park atop the Salesforce Transit Center, as seen from above Second Street. Here are a couple of visuals that show what we mean:ĭe zeen: Pelli Clarke Pelli's Salesforce Transit Center opens in San Francisco We're struck by the scale, the form, the imagination of the structure, which is so much more than a utilitarian terminal for comings and goings. Why do you keep calling it "spectacular?" It's supposed to arrive at the center at 5:39 a.m. We hear the very first bus will be running on AC Transit's O line, running from Fruitvale BART through Alameda. 12,when the first buses from the East Bay roll off the Bay Bridge and cross the cool-looking new stayed-cable ramp onto the transit center's upstairs bus deck. When does the spectacular new transit center officially open for service? The location: The center is sandwiched between two old South of Market alleys, Minna and Natoma streets - they're parallel to and just south of Mission Street - and extends from Beale Street on the east almost to Second Street on the west. The facility also features a wide array of public art. ![]() It's also designed as an eventual terminal for Caltrain and California high-speed rail.īeyond that, it's intended to serve as a center of neighborhood activity, with a 5.4-acre park atop its roof and nearly three dozen shops and restaurants. The Salesforce Transit center will serve at first as a hub for commuter bus service, mostly from the East Bay to San Francisco.
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