The document provides an update on the Downtown Rail Extension project in San Francisco. It discusses the purpose and benefits of extending rail service to the new Transbay Transit Center, including economic growth and job creation. It provides an overview of coordination with Caltrain and high-speed rail on design and planning. While also presenting concepts for further infrastructure improvements beyond the rail extension, it emphasizes that the priority is ensuring completion of projects already committed to in the regional memorandum of understanding.
John Rahain, Director Planning, San Francisco
Sustainable Urban Systems Symposium
Stanford University, June 2016
San Francisco Planning, in partnership with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure
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July 24, 2013 City Council Freeway Aesthetic Concepts PresentationCity of Corona
We want to hear what you think about the landscape and aesthetic concepts for SR-91
The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and their project partners are preparing to make improvements to State Route 91 from Corona to Riverside. Final design activities are now underway, with construction planned to start in early 2014 and new lanes expected to open in 2017.
The City of Corona has a unique opportunity to provide input concerning the landscaping and aesthetic features of the project. The City of Corona has expressed a strong desire for the project to include consistent and appealing aesthetic features throughout the project length. To that end, RCTC is providing three alternative concepts for application in the corridor. These three concepts present themes and individual features in sufficient detail to solicit input from City officials and constituents. Your comments are important; please take the time to review the alternative concepts below and provide feedback via email at SR91Project@ci.corona.ca.us by July 17, 2013. Your feedback will be considered by City officials as they provide feedback to the project team at a Study Session on July 24, 2013.
Lanes of Change Concept
Renaissance Concept
Rivers of Transportation Concept
http://www.innercirclecorona.com/91-freeway-expansion-corona/
John Rahain, Director Planning, San Francisco
Sustainable Urban Systems Symposium
Stanford University, June 2016
San Francisco Planning, in partnership with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure
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July 24, 2013 City Council Freeway Aesthetic Concepts PresentationCity of Corona
We want to hear what you think about the landscape and aesthetic concepts for SR-91
The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and their project partners are preparing to make improvements to State Route 91 from Corona to Riverside. Final design activities are now underway, with construction planned to start in early 2014 and new lanes expected to open in 2017.
The City of Corona has a unique opportunity to provide input concerning the landscaping and aesthetic features of the project. The City of Corona has expressed a strong desire for the project to include consistent and appealing aesthetic features throughout the project length. To that end, RCTC is providing three alternative concepts for application in the corridor. These three concepts present themes and individual features in sufficient detail to solicit input from City officials and constituents. Your comments are important; please take the time to review the alternative concepts below and provide feedback via email at SR91Project@ci.corona.ca.us by July 17, 2013. Your feedback will be considered by City officials as they provide feedback to the project team at a Study Session on July 24, 2013.
Lanes of Change Concept
Renaissance Concept
Rivers of Transportation Concept
http://www.innercirclecorona.com/91-freeway-expansion-corona/
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SmartTrack Presentation- Toronto Transit Network Planning
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Sarasota US 41 Bayfront to Bee Ridge transportation conceptsTHECITYALLIANCE
Visioning for a US 41 corridor with smoother, safer, multi-modal traffic flow sensitive to neighborhood and land uses... accommodating walking,biking, & transit.
Planning Proposal and Voluntary planning Proposal: 8-10 Martin Avenue, 9 Bidjigal Road and 47-49 Bonar Street, Arncliffe - Appendix 1 - Urban Context Report on public exhibition from 26 November 2015 → 13 January 2016.
The purpose of this project is to provide safer access to the bus stop and to improve pedestrian access at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Seneca Avenue.
This project included construction of a raised median with cut through, curb ramp, pedestrian crosswalk, milling and overlay, pavement markings and signage.
Brasilia - Urban City Planning - Human Settlement - UD YuktaYogeesh1
Brasilia | Urban City Planning | Human Settlement Planning | Settlement Pattern | History | Evolution | Concept | City Planning | Urban Form | Physical Layout | Master Plan | Land use map | Infrastructure | Population | Demographics | Road Network | Pros and Cons | Predicting Future Of Brasilia
At the Feb. 2, 2011 Community Meeting, the EN TRIPS consultant team identified preliminary priority corridors, and asked the community for their feedback.
ACP - San Francisco Transbay Terminal PresentationInfuse Marketing
Join fellow Asian Commercial Professionals (ACP) for an exciting and informative program on the current status of this mass Bay Area transit project. The future of transportation is here. RSVP required. See flyer for details.
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SmartTrack Presentation- Toronto Transit Network Planning
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Sarasota US 41 Bayfront to Bee Ridge transportation conceptsTHECITYALLIANCE
Visioning for a US 41 corridor with smoother, safer, multi-modal traffic flow sensitive to neighborhood and land uses... accommodating walking,biking, & transit.
Planning Proposal and Voluntary planning Proposal: 8-10 Martin Avenue, 9 Bidjigal Road and 47-49 Bonar Street, Arncliffe - Appendix 1 - Urban Context Report on public exhibition from 26 November 2015 → 13 January 2016.
The purpose of this project is to provide safer access to the bus stop and to improve pedestrian access at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Seneca Avenue.
This project included construction of a raised median with cut through, curb ramp, pedestrian crosswalk, milling and overlay, pavement markings and signage.
Brasilia - Urban City Planning - Human Settlement - UD YuktaYogeesh1
Brasilia | Urban City Planning | Human Settlement Planning | Settlement Pattern | History | Evolution | Concept | City Planning | Urban Form | Physical Layout | Master Plan | Land use map | Infrastructure | Population | Demographics | Road Network | Pros and Cons | Predicting Future Of Brasilia
At the Feb. 2, 2011 Community Meeting, the EN TRIPS consultant team identified preliminary priority corridors, and asked the community for their feedback.
ACP - San Francisco Transbay Terminal PresentationInfuse Marketing
Join fellow Asian Commercial Professionals (ACP) for an exciting and informative program on the current status of this mass Bay Area transit project. The future of transportation is here. RSVP required. See flyer for details.
For more information, see http://scarboroughsubwayextension.ca
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Alberta Transportation's First Design-Build (DB) Project - Stony Plain Road I...AamerShakoor
Alberta Transportation (TRANS) developed a new Design-Build (DB) project delivery framework to complement its traditional Design-Bid-Build (DBB) delivery mechanism and the successful Public-Private-Partnership (P3) or Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO) delivery process. The new DB process incorporated all benefits and efficiencies of the P3 process as well as the rigorous quality assurance procedures of the DBB contracts. TRANS successfully implemented the DB process on a systems interchange at Anthony Henday Drive (AHD) and Stony Plain Road (SPR)/100 Avenue in Edmonton. The DB process provided substantial cost savings over the DBB approach and also allowed the interchange to be opened to traffic one year earlier on November 4, 2011.
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APM webinar held on 15 April 2021, hosted by Katherine Hanratty, Chair of the Northern Ireland Branch.
Presenters: Gary McCluskey, Lisa McFadden and Paul Denvir
The planning and delivery for the new North-West Multi-Modal Transport Hub in Derry~Londonderry from concept to handover.
The new multi-modal North-West Transport Hub in Derry~Londonderry aims to create a gateway with enhanced connectivity to the north west region. Located at the former Waterside train station, an 1852 Grade B-listed building, the project integrates rail services with local, inter-urban and cross border bus services as well as cycle and walking routes and supports wider regeneration.
https://youtu.be/rFkxsJrnGIs
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/north-west-multi-modal-transport-hub-nwmth-derry-londonderry-webinar/
APM webinar held on 15 April 2021, sponsored by the Northern Ireland Branch.
The planning and delivery for the new North-West Multi-Modal Transport Hub in Derry~Londonderry from concept to handover.
The new multi-modal North-West Transport Hub in Derry~Londonderry aims to create a gateway with enhanced connectivity to the north west region. Located at the former Waterside train station, an 1852 Grade B-listed building, the project integrates rail services with local, inter-urban and cross border bus services as well as cycle and walking routes and supports wider regeneration.
The £28m project has received funding from the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) as well as support from the Department for Infrastructure (NI), Department Transport, Tourism and Sport (Ireland) as well as Derry City and Strabane Council.
The first phase of the project, completed in October 2019 includes 1.8km of new railway track, signaling systems, new platforms and canopies as well as the re-development and restoration of the listed building and links to the city Greenway.
Phase two of the project which comprised a new Park and Ride facility, bus turning facilities and public realm space was completed in November 2020.
The event gave an insight to the challenges of planning and delivery of a complex multi-disciplinary transport project, including the restoration of a listed building.
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/north-west-multi-modal-transport-hub-nwmth-derry-londonderry-webinar/
https://youtu.be/rFkxsJrnGIs
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Southeast San Francisco New Caltrain StationsAdina Levin
Slides from a presentation on November 8, 2021 for Friends of Caltrain, Streets for People, on accessibility improvements and new station locations in Southeast SF
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Caltrain Governance ResolutionAdina Levin
San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes a resolution calling for a review of Caltrain Governance in the context of the Business Plan and Funding Measure
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role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
2. Agenda
• Purpose and Benefits of the
Downtown Rail Extension
• Update on 2012 Activities
• Concepts for Infrastructure beyond the DTX
– Grade Separation of 16th Street
– Development of the Caltrain Yard
– Removal of the 280 Freeway
• Conclusions
4. Purpose of the
Transbay Program
To extend rail service from the
existing Caltrain alignment
to a new Transbay Transit Center
to support electrified Caltrain and
high speed rail service
at the earliest possible date
5. Transbay Program is
Shaping the Future of
San Francisco
• “The proximity to the Transbay Terminal is
attractive to us.”
- Salesforce CEO George Hu, Salesforce
taking all of high-rise on Mission,
SF Chronicle12/18/12
• Developers jockey fiercely for Transbay site
- San Francisco Business Times, 1/11/13
• Owners battling for San Francisco's Transbay site
- San Francisco Business Times, 2/8/13
6. Transbay Program is
Shaping the Future of
San Francisco
• “San Francisco among the top seven cities
worldwide……the only city in the world where
Jones Lang projects rent increases of more than
10 percent”
– Rosemary Feenan, JLL international director of global
research Jones Lang: San Francisco Is a Global
‘Super City’, The Registry, 1/31/13
• Boston Properties Announces Acquisition
of 535 Mission Street in San Francisco
- The Registry, 2/7/13
7. Development Projects
Pipeline
- Redevelopment Residential
- Redevelopment Office
- TCDP Office/Mixed
- Other Office
- Other Residential
8. Economic Benefits
Property Values: Transbay Program will increase
surrounding property values by $3.7 billion
Economic Growth: The construction of the
Transit Center and the buildout of the surrounding
neighborhood are projected to generate more than
$87 billion in Gross Regional Product and $52
billion in personal income through 2030
Jobs: The Transbay Program will create more
than 125,000 jobs
9. Bringing Rail Service
to Transbay
• Employment density
– 180,000 jobs w/in ½ mile of TTC
• Housing density
– More than 8,000 additional residential units will be
constructed around the TTC under the Redevelopment
Plan, Rincon Hill Plan, and TCDP
• Hotel capacity around Transbay
• Access to the new Warriors Arena
• DTX will increase Caltrain ridership into
San Francisco by more than 50%
– Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by more
than 300,000 miles each day
11. Blended System MOU
• Regional agreement to support implementation of
high-speed rail using a blended system on the peninsula
corridor with the terminus at the Transbay Transit Center
• Identifies projects needed to address safety, corridor
capacity, operational efficiency, and connectivity for
high-speed rail, Caltrain, and freight services:
Electrification
Advance Signal System (Positive Train Control)
DTX
San Jose Diridon Station
Millbrae Station at SFO
Upgrades and track modifications, including potential passing
tracks and selected grade separations
12. MOU Signatories
Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
California High Speed Rail Authority
City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
San Mateo County Transportation Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
City of San Jose
13. MOU Benefits Relating to
Downtown Rail Extension
• References MTC Resolution 3434, which includes the
Downtown Rail Extension (DTX) as a regional priority
for transit expansion.
• Reiterates the Transbay Transit Center as the northern
terminus for the statewide high speed rail system utilizing
a blended system.
• Commits Parties to work towards fully funding the DTX
and other projects identified in MOU.
• Accompanied by designation of the DTX as a
regional New Starts priority by MTC in draft
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP).
14. Technical Coordination with
Caltrain and CHSRA
• Coordination for FRA sign-off documents:
– Caltrain approved Design Criteria Variance Requests for TTC
trackwork
– TJPA & CHSRA processing Design Variance Requests relating
to OCS and platform/track geometry
• Coordinating with Caltrain Electrification environmental
team and CHSRA
• Transit Center design team incorporating Caltrain and
CHSRA systems requirements
• Provided input for Caltrain Blended System Corridor
Capacity Assessment Study
15. 2012 Rail Team Activity
• Transit Center Design Coordination
– Provided train system requirements for the rail levels
of the Transit Center
– Reviewed Transit Center Construction Document submittals
– Supported Transit Center and tunnel Fire/Life/Safety reviews
• Updated preliminary engineering plans as appropriate
• Risk and Vulnerability Analysis (RVA)
– RVA update looked at tunnel, ventilation/emergency egress
structures, & 4th and Townsend station
– Consulted with security team and participated in workshops
– Reviewed draft Design Guidance Criteria and assessed impacts
• Participated in special studies, adjacent property
coordination, external report reviews, etc.
16. Transbay
Supplemental EIS/EIR
• Contract awarded by TJPA Board in November
• Notice of Preparation to be issued in February
• Initiated to evaluate specific, limited changes
arising out of the engineering of the DTX and
reviews of the project with CHSRA and FRA
– Increase in approach track radii
– Trainbox Extension to Main Street
– Ventilation/Emergency egress structures
• Funded by a grant from FTA only to evaluate
these specific changes
18. Concepts
• Grade separation of 16th Street
• Potential redevelopment of 4th and King Railyard
• Possible removal of 280 Freeway
Concepts only
• Not precluded by the Downtown Rail Extension
or Caltrain Electrification
• Further planning and definition required
before environmental evaluation of these
concepts
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24. Regional MOU
• Established regional rail investment priorities
• Incremental investments intended to deliver
immediate results
• Does not include any of these new concepts
• Primary goal and responsibility is to ensure that
these corridor projects move forward without
delay, on the timelines identified and agreed to
in the MOU
25. Regional MOU
• Established regional rail investment priorities
• Incremental investments intended to deliver
immediate results
• Primary goal and responsibility is to ensure that
these corridor projects move forward without
delay, on the timelines identified and agreed to
in the MOU
Does not include any of these new concepts
26. Project Development
Cycle
Project Planning/ Environmental Full
Justification Scope Definition Analysis Funding Construction
Initial Alternatives Preliminary Final
Funding Analysis Engineering Design
Transit Center
DTX
Caltrain Electrification
Grade Separation, et. al.
27. Project Development
Cycle
Project Planning/ Environmental Full
Justification Scope Definition Analysis Funding Construction
Initial Alternatives Preliminary Final
Funding Analysis Engineering Design
Transit Center
198? 1996-2002 2004-2008 2008-2013
19??-2000 1987-2000 2001-2005 2008 2010-2017
28. Other Concepts
• These concepts do not require a change
in the footprint of the Downtown Rail
Extension to Transbay and would not
be precluded by construction of the
Rail Extension
• If determined beneficial, these concepts
must be evaluated and studied
independent of Transbay Program
and Caltrain Electrification until
comparably mature
37. • Will not be cheaper
– The length of this conceptual tunnel
is more than 2.5 times the length of
the approved rail extension tunnel
– Soils conditions will increase
Different Caltrain construction costs
• Will not be quicker
Alignment – Setting aside the approved
alignment and initiating a new
environmental process would delay
rail service to Transbay by more
than a decade
• Will not be better
– Increases in operating speed would
be nominal, and there are far better
investments to reduce travel times
and improve rail operations
38. Conclusions
• Caltrain Electrification, Positive Train Control, and the Downtown
Rail Extension have been identified as priority projects to address
safety, corridor capacity, operational efficiency, and connectivity for
high-speed rail and Caltrain
• Electrification of the Caltrain Corridor and construction of the
Downtown Rail Extension to bring trains to Transbay as soon as
possible is imperative
• Grade separation of 16th Street, the future of 4th and King Railyard,
demolition of the 280 Freeway, and related issues should be the
subject of separate studies independent of the Transbay Program or
Caltrain Electrification
• The purpose of the Transbay Program to extend the Caltrain
alignment from 4th and Townsend into the TTC as quickly as
feasible should be maintained and FEIR/FEIS not revisited to
study issues not central to that objective