When the TJPA was created over 20 years ago, it was charged with delivering the Transbay program, a long-term vision of economic vitality in downtown San Francisco. The program consisted of three elements: operating a world class Salesforce Transit Center; creating a transit-oriented neighborhood; and extending rail into downtown San Francisco. Of the three elements of the Program, TJPA has delivered on two: the multimodal Transit Center and rooftop Park and creation of a vibrant neighborhood featuring open spaces, businesses and housing (35% are affordable) and now, it is focused on delivering the Portal, also known as the Downtown Rail Extension project (DTX).  Over the last decade, this neighborhood has seen the creation of a transit-oriented neighborhood featuring housing, open space, offices and shops surrounding the Transit Center.

Past

From the turn of the century to the present, and beyond

Timeline

1907 to Present

Take a look back at the transformation of the original Transbay Terminal site and the neighborhood that was built around it.

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Transit Center

1939 Terminal

A Trip through Time

Browse historic images and key facts that tell the story of how the original 1939 terminal set the stage for today’s Transit Center.

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Transbay Program Past

Terminal Archives

Memories of the Transbay Terminal

Over generations, Bay Area residents and visitors alike created their personal connections to the Transbay Terminal, a legacy that continues with the new Transit Center and Transbay Neighborhood. 

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Archive

Archaeology

Dig In

From a Columbian Mammoth tooth estimated to be 11,000 years old through the gold rush era to early 19th century, the TJPA’s archaeology exhibit illuminates San Francisco’s history. 

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SF Chronicle photo of found mammoth tooth.

Present

One of the nation’s most dynamic mixed-use transit-oriented neighborhoods in downtown San Francisco

Transbay Neighborhood

In the Bustling Heart of San Francisco

The Transbay neighborhood includes plans for more than 6 million square feet of new downtown office space in a high-density commercial core surrounding the Transit Center and over 4,000 units of new housing, with 35% permanently affordable. 

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Future

Ready for the Next 100 years

The Portal

Uniting the Bay Area, Connecting California.

The Portal will open up new Bay Area connections including extending Caltrain and bringing high-speed rail system.

Completion of the Transit Center and other milestones makes The Portal primed and ready to move forward.

The Portal supports environmental goals and provides economic benefits for a more sustainable and equitable Bay Area.