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High-Speed Rail Could Finally Be Coming to Salesforce Transit Center, But Only If the Feds Kick Down Billions

High-Speed Rail Could Finally Be Coming to Salesforce Transit Center, But Only If the Feds Kick Down Billions

It might be time to dust off those dreams of the long-elusive high-speed rail coming to downtown San Francisco, but these dreams are contingent on the federal government paying for roughly half of the $6.7 billion price tag.

It's Been Four Years Since Salesforce Park and the Transit Center Opened — and Then Closed and Opened Again

Arts & Entertainment

It's Been Four Years Since Salesforce Park and the Transit Center Opened — and Then Closed and Opened Again

The building and its rooftop park remain shining examples of innovative urban development and canaries in the coal mine of a slowly reviving downtown, waiting for you to return.

Plans Move Ahead for Two-Story, NFT-Backed Japanese Restaurant on Transit Center Roof, From Iyasare and Maruya Chefs

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Plans Move Ahead for Two-Story, NFT-Backed Japanese Restaurant on Transit Center Roof, From Iyasare and Maruya Chefs

The chef at acclaimed Berkeley Japanese restaurant Iyasare, Shotaro "Sho" Kamio next year plans to open the first w space on the roof of Transbay Transit Center.

Morning Power Outage Impacts Transit Center, Downtown Businesses

Morning Power Outage Impacts Transit Center, Downtown Businesses

A Friday morning power outage in the Financial District and SoMa was impacting multiple downtown businesses, as well as the Salesforce/Transbay Transit Center.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Rebranding Project Begins For Transit Center

Thursday Morning What's Up: Rebranding Project Begins For Transit Center

A 25-year-old man was stabbed and gravely wounded in the Tenderloin Wednesday night, Kincade Fire victims may get property tax relief, and people are being warned not to drive to Tahoe on Friday.

Transit Center To Reopen Rooftop July 1, But Buses Won't Be Going There For Weeks

Transit Center To Reopen Rooftop July 1, But Buses Won't Be Going There For Weeks

The Transbay Transit Center, a.k.a. the Salesforce Transit Center, will be reopening on July 1st, as announced two weeks ago. But the reopening of the doors only means that the public can walk inside again, look at the Jenny Holzer LED art, and go up to the rooftop park.

Transbay Transit Center Declared Safe,
Set To Reopen July 1

Transbay Transit Center Declared Safe, Set To Reopen July 1

The $2.2 billion boondoggle appears to be properly un-boondoggling itself, as a previous declaration of a “June at the earliest” turns out to be just slightly off.

Humpday Headlines: Transit Center Reopening Inches Forward

Humpday Headlines: Transit Center Reopening Inches Forward

SFPD chief Bill Scott says journalist Bryan Carmody is suspected of conspiracy, an independent panel is reviewing the Transbay Transit Center repairs, and a 74-year-old woman was kidnapped off the street and raped near McLaren Park.

What's Up With The Transbay Terminal Closure?

What's Up With The Transbay Terminal Closure?

An investigation and a repair process are underway at the formerly long-delayed — then surprisingly shuttered because of a steel snafu — bus terminal and rooftop park. Here's what we know for

Day Around The Bay: Transit Center Opening Slips A Bit

Day Around The Bay: Transit Center Opening Slips A Bit

* The estimated date for "substantial completion" of the Transbay Salesforce Transit Center building has slipped to mid-March of next year, and the rooftop park won't open until 3/

'Salesforce Transit Center' Is Now Officially A Thing; SFMTA Head Calls It 'Distasteful'

'Salesforce Transit Center' Is Now Officially A Thing; SFMTA Head Calls It 'Distasteful'

The board of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) made it official Thursday, granting naming rights for the new Transbay Transit Center to Salesforce. This means that the word "transbay" has

Salesforce Likely To Be Naming Entire Transbay Transit Center & Park After Itself

Salesforce Likely To Be Naming Entire Transbay Transit Center & Park After Itself

by Jessica Lachenal The Transbay Transit Center may have just found a way out of its current money woes. Salesforce has agreed to sponsor the transit center for 25 years, offering $110 million

Planning Commissioner Compares Salesforce Tower Lighting Scheme To 'A Carnival'

Planning Commissioner Compares Salesforce Tower Lighting Scheme To 'A Carnival'

We just heard this week that the architect team behind Salesforce Tower had nixed a planned redwood grove that was to be a feature of what will be called Mission Square the public

Transbay Transit Center's Rooftop Park And Apple's New Campus Were In Tree-Buying Battle

Transbay Transit Center's Rooftop Park And Apple's New Campus Were In Tree-Buying Battle

Getting the right 469 trees to plant in the Transbay Transit Center's crowning rooftop park has been a difficult task, and in part, Apple is to blame. The long-awaited San

New Millennium Tower Lawsuit Seeks Funds To Repair The Building's Problems

New Millennium Tower Lawsuit Seeks Funds To Repair The Building's Problems

The latest lawsuit in the sinking and tilting Millennium Tower saga has been filed by the building's homeowners' association, and it lists a collection of defendants, including the developer, architect,

With High-Speed Rail On Hold, Transbay Transit Center Daunted By Operating Budget

With High-Speed Rail On Hold, Transbay Transit Center Daunted By Operating Budget

The future of the over-budget and oversize $2.5 billion Transbay Transit Center is a fearful topic for the Chronicle's Matier and Ross, with the twinning mustache journalists writing that

Rail Extension From Caltrain To New Transit Center Likely Won't Open Until 2026 (If Then)

Rail Extension From Caltrain To New Transit Center Likely Won't Open Until 2026 (If Then)

The Downtown Rail Extension or DTX is the final, very expensive piece in the construction puzzle that will make the new Transbay Transit Center more than just really fancy bus station. But as

Millennium Partners Gets Expert To Reiterate That Sinking Tower Is Still Earthquake Safe

Millennium Partners Gets Expert To Reiterate That Sinking Tower Is Still Earthquake Safe

Millennium Partners, the developer behind Millennium Tower, and the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) exchanged more sharply worded memos this week, with Millennium enlisting their expert to say that the building is still

Millennium Tower Residents Launch Their Own Investigation To Explain Building's Sinking

Millennium Tower Residents Launch Their Own Investigation To Explain Building's Sinking

When the 58-story building you call home starts tilting and sinking, it makes sense that figuring out the aberrational movement's true cause is a top concern — official finger-pointing be

Millennium Tower Developer Now Blames 'Reckless Behavior' Of Transit Center Developers On Sinking Tower

Millennium Tower Developer Now Blames 'Reckless Behavior' Of Transit Center Developers On Sinking Tower

The blame game continues in the saga of Millennium Tower, which we learned last month had sunk 16 inches into the ground since it was completed seven years ago, and is also tilting

Artist Jenny Holzer Wins Million-Dollar LED Art Commission For Transit Center

Arts & Entertainment

Artist Jenny Holzer Wins Million-Dollar LED Art Commission For Transit Center

Fans of contemporary art will recognize the name of Jenny Holzer, most famous for her word-based electronic artworks and installations, which often have come in the form of streams of digitized text

Millennium Tower Drama Heats Up As Building Inspectors Called To Testify, Transbay Authority Issues New Denial

Millennium Tower Drama Heats Up As Building Inspectors Called To Testify, Transbay Authority Issues New Denial

Tuesday's press conference by Supervisor Aaron Peskin in which he vaguely pointed fingers and said that "political interference" of some kind may have been a factor in the approvals

Check Out The 'Mini Bay Bridge' For Buses Coming To The Transbay Transit Center

Check Out The 'Mini Bay Bridge' For Buses Coming To The Transbay Transit Center

When completed late next year, the currently under construction $2.7 billion Transbay Transit Center will sport hubs for eleven transportation systems, a patterned metal skin, and a rooftop park. It will also

Homeowners In Sinking, Tilting Millennium Tower File Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking $500 Million

Homeowners In Sinking, Tilting Millennium Tower File Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking $500 Million

After news broke that the 58-story, 419-residence Millennium Tower, completed in 2009, had sunk 16 inches in height and tilted two inches northwest, pissed and panicked homeowners were pretty sure to

Millennium Tower, Next To Transbay Center, Is Sinking And Tilting

Millennium Tower, Next To Transbay Center, Is Sinking And Tilting

San Francisco's Millennium Tower, completed in 2009 and famed for being the home to some high-profile locals like Joe Montana and Hunter Pence, has apparently sunk well over a foot