TJPA INVITES THE PUBLIC TO TRANSIT WEEK ACTIVITIES AT SALESFORCE TRANSIT CENTER
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), owner and operator of the multimodal Salesforce Transit
Center (Center) and Rooftop Park, invites the public to participate in celebrating Transit Month this September, a monthlong Bay Area celebration of the important role of transit as a vital component to making the region accessible and equitable.
Win A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of TJPA’s Salesforce Transit Center
In coordination with Transit Month co-organizers, the San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area, the TJPA is offering up to 25 raffle winners the opportunity to win a tour of TJPA’s Center through the Ride Contest Social Media Challenge.
Details on How to Participate in Ride Contest Social Media Challenge
For each of the challenges (of up to eight opportunities), ONE random participant will win an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of TJPA's Center. The multimodal, six-level (four levels open to the public) Center, owned and operated by TJPA, currently provides riders connections to nine Bay Area transit systems; provides dining and wellness service options; and offers free activities throughout the year at its 5.4-acre Salesforce Park in downtown San Francisco. The TJPA is working to extend Caltrain’s 77-mile system from 4th and King Streets and bring California High-Speed Rail service to the Center through The Portal, also known as the Downtown Rail Extension project.
Connect with our Transit Partners on Tuesday, 9/24 and Wednesday, 9/25
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 (Main Plaza at Salesforce Park, 4th floor)
- 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Let’s Talk Transit - meet with the Center’s transit operators and partners: AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, WestCatLynx along with Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Caltrans.
- 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m: Next Stop, Salesforce Park! Join the MTC and TJPA for the Bay Area Customer Advisory Group meet and greet and share your ideas for the future of Bay Area transit. Register here.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 (Ground floor outside of Salesforce Transit Center at Mission and Fremont street entrance)
- 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m: Be among the first to engage with a surprise interactive installation at TJPA’s Salesforce Transit Center that celebrates and highlights the city’s and state’s effort to modernize rail in San Francisco! Join us for music, fun, and raffle for a trainbox tour! Unveiling by 3:45pm. Presented by TJPA, HSRA and Caltrain.
Attend Free Transit-Related Activities at TJPA’s Salesforce Park
The TJPA will host a selection of fun, free, transit activities at Salesforce park starting Tuesday, September 24:
- Toddler Tuesday, Tuesday, 9/24, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Main Plaza) Join Music Together of San Francisco and sing along to favorites like the Wheels on the Bus, Train to the City, and Cross the Street Together.
- Family Storytime, Wednesday, 9/25, 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. (Main Plaza) Join a librarian from the San Francisco Public Library for a half-hour storytime featuring exciting books about buses and trains!
- Writing Workshop, Wednesday, 9/25, 12:00 - 1 p.m. (Wetland Garden) Join Writing Workshop instructor Gail Ford and read, talk, and think about looking at the world through train/plane/bus windows--transporting the writer's heart and mind to newly discovered places. Then we write under the writers tent, together.
- Toddler Thursday, Thursday, 9/26, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. (Main Plaza) Join JAMaROO Kids every Thursday morning in September for sing-along songs about transportation!
- Lunchbox Music, Friday, 9/27, 12:00 - 1 p.m. (Main Plaza) Singer Essie Thomas performs Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and Roger Miller's "King of the Road" in celebration of transit month.