Press Releases
April 22, 2010 - TJPA Unveils Final Design for New Transbay Transit Center
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board today heard a final design report prepared by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the project architect, for the new Transbay Transit Center and Park. The completion of the design will permit construction of this landmark facility to start in August of this year.
(click to download)April 8, 2010 - California High Speed Rail Authority Adopts Variances to Ensure Transbay Transit Center is Northern Terminus of High Speed Rail
The Transbay Transit Center Project cleared another hurdle as the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board adopted design variances to the Transbay Transit Center at First and Mission streets in downtown San Francisco to ensure it becomes the northern terminus for High Speed Rail in California.
(click to download)January 28, 2010 - Transbay Joint Powers Authority Commends Historic Award of $2.35 Billion in ARRA Funding for California
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) applauds President Obama, Secretary LaHood and the Federal Railroad Administration’s decision to award California $2.35 billion in ARRA High-Speed Rail funding.
(click to download)January 26, 2010 - TJPA Closes on $171 Million TIFIA Loan
The Transbay Transit Center Project reached another important milestone as the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) closed on the $171 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the project.
(click to download)December 10, 2009 - TJPA Board Approves $171 Million TIFIA Loan
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the $171 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the Transbay Transit Center Project on December 10, 2009.
(click to download)September 18, 2009 - TJPA TIFIA Loan Approved By Credit Council
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Credit Council unanimously recommended approval of a $171 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan on September 17, 2009. This recommendation will be forwarded to USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood for approval.
(click to download)September 11, 2009 - Five Artists Invited to Develop Conceptual Proposals for Iconic Transit Center Installations
On September 10, 2009, the TJPA Board approved five talented artists recommended by the TJPA’s Public Art Steering Committee to develop conceptual proposals for artwork installations in the new Transbay Transit Center.
(click to download)December 10, 2008 - Program Groundbreaking Launches Neighborhood Transformation
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, former Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., and a representative from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office, along with various other public officials, TJPA members and project supporters and stakeholders, attended the December 10, 2008, ceremony held on the future site of the Temporary Terminal.
(click to download)May 15, 2008 - Design Contract for New Transit Center Approved
On May 15, 2008, the TJPA Board of Directors unanimously approved a professional services agreement with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (PCPA) to design the new landmark Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco.
(click to download)December 13, 2007 - California Transportation Commission Unanimously Approves State Land Transfer
On December 13, 2007, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) voted to authorize the transfer of 19 acres of state-owned land to the TJPA and the City and County of San Francisco. The parcels are integral to the replacement of the Transbay Terminal and redevelopment of the surrounding neighborhood.
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