Which are your favorite proposals? We want to hear from you! This is the last preview of the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) artist proposals for the “landmark” and “wayfinding” designs for Chinatown (CTS) Station. The public comment period will end on Friday, July 16, 2010, so we hope you will take the time to [...]
As everyone is well aware – especially friends visiting from out of town – San Francisco is hilly. The steep hills limited the growth of the City during the early days. The main mode of transportation was literal horse power and very few streets were paved in the city. This led to the majority of [...]
Public transit is nothing new. The vehicles and modes may have changed, yet the idea is still the same. Transit gets the person from point A to point B and every other letter after that. Ideas thought to be antiquated and out-of-touch has begun to reemerge because their usefulness is being recognized by a new [...]
Contrary to the Examiner article “Central Subway behind schedule,” dated 5/11/10 and written by Katie Worth, the Central Subway Project boring operation is not behind schedule. The schedule for this segment, geotechnical drilling, of the project was rearranged to accommodate concurrent on-going utility relocation activities. This is simply an example of contractors working together and [...]
For those of you who haven’t heard about the re-routing on the 30 Stockton and 45 Union/Stockton, here’s an update!
This re-route is required due to ongoing utilities relocation and underpinning work at 401 Fourth Street to shore up the foundation.
The 30 Stockton and 45 Union/Stockton are being re-routed, while the street is not [...]
Rain was in the forecast but the sun was shining for our groundbreaking event on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. This was the first exciting step for the project as we broke ground underneath the I-80 Freeway to signify the start of utility relocation work for the future Moscone Station and Tunnel Portal. SFMTA Executive Director/CEO [...]
The Central Subway Project will soon begin construction for relocating utilities for the future Moscone Station and Subway Tunnel Portal on Fourth Street between Howard and Bryant streets. The relocation construction will be performed from January 2010 to approximately June 2011. The work will be done in phases to avoid service interruptions and [...]
The Central Subway project team would like to express our gratitude to the entire San Francisco community for your continued support. Over the past few years, many friends have demonstrated their support by writing letters (link to PDF), attending public meetings and providing input, which we value highly. From SoMa to North Beach and [...]
