San Francisco Breaks Ground on Transbay Transit Center
The Golden State’s city by the bay has broken ground on the mother of all transportation projects. Yet, looking at the plan for San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center, it might well seem like the efficient transport of people by train was almost an afterthought. The new commuter complex is planned with three areas of emphasis in mind: transit, community, and sustainability.
The sleek looking transit center will make use of innovative, environmentally conscious designs and impressive cutting edge green technologies. A 5.4 acre garden will cover its roof serving as a city park. A circulatory system will recycle rain and greywater for not only the transit center’s use, but surrounding buildings as well. Many other eco-friendly features will be incorporated into the complex. The architectural specifications will emphasize building techniques aimed at achieving a LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center will also serve to educate by “exhibiting several local ecologies and sustainability strategies, and presenting interpretive information for each.”
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