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San Francisco, United States
San Francisco Salesforce Transit Center
Salesforce Park above San Francisco’s Transit Center and its bus bridge, seen from Salesforce Tower in August 2018. · Fullmetal2887 · Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source ↗
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ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Salesforce Transit Center is a major transportation hub in San Francisco’s South of Market district. Its redevelopment combines bus and transport functions with a large elevated public park, bringing planting and pedestrian space above a substantial transit structure. The park changes the public experience of an infrastructure facility by placing gardens, paths, and places to pause over circulation and service areas. It is a reference for transit-oriented urban design and the reuse of vertical space in dense downtown settings.
SMART TECHNOLOGIES
Salesforce Transit Center integrates intelligent transportation infrastructure with sustainable building and landscape technologies. A geothermal heat-pump system connected to an extensive underground piping network provides efficient heating and cooling, while daylight-oriented design and rainwater reuse reduce resource consumption. Interactive passenger-information displays and electronic ticketing equipment support transit operations. At Salesforce Park, sensors installed near the bus deck activate the Bus Fountain, translating bus movements into coordinated water displays. The 5.4-acre living roof also provides thermal insulation, stormwater management, and urban cooling. These systems demonstrate how transit infrastructure can combine digital services, efficient energy systems, and responsive public spaces.
WHY IT MATTERS
Salesforce Transit Center puts a large public park above a major transportation hub, adding gardens and pedestrian space over the circulation and service areas of a downtown terminal. This vertical layering makes transit infrastructure part of the city’s public realm rather than a single-purpose facility.
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