Intermodal Station Initial Phase

— by Jeffrey Wisniewski — 10 January 2010 — Comments Off

BCDC’s design review includes a report on the Intermodal Station that summarizes the initial phase of the project…

  • Constructing an approximately 11,075-square-foot station building, providing grade-separated pedestrian access to an approximately 25,100-square-foot center island station platform and access to the UPRR tracks;
  • Reconfiguring and relocating the UPRR mainline line tracks, including replacing the UPPR bridge (2-span structure, approximately 70-foot-long) over the restored Refugio Creek;
  • Constructing retaining walls along the UPRR-right-of-way to provide an elevated trail and promenade with extended views of the Bay;
  • Completing an approximately 5,300-foot-long segment of the Bay Trail connecting the existing trail from Pinole to the south with Victoria-by-the-Bay to the north with a 12-foot-wide Class I trail for biking and walking;
  • Constructing, as part of the Bay Trail segment, an approximately 500-foot-long and 15- to 26-foot-wide Bay Trail Promenade along Transit Loop Drive with integrated benches and Bay viewing areas;
  • Realigning, widening and restoring Refugio Creek to create an improved channel with enhancements for local species and area habitat;
  • Extending John Muir Parkway approximately 700 feet north across the North Channel and extending Bayfront Boulevard and proposed Transit Loop Drive across Refugio Creek to the east from its existing terminus;
  • Constructing Transit Loop Drive and Bridge (single-span structure, approximately 72 feet long) over restored Refugio Creek to provide a direct bus route and bus bays for the Intermodal Transit Center;
  • Constructing Bayfront Boulevard Bridge (2-span structure, approximately 160 feet long) over restored Refugio Creek;
  • Constructing Creekside Park and Plaza, an approximately 20,000-square-foot green space located above the east bank of Refugio Creek between Bayfront Boulevard and Transit Loop Drive; and
  • Constructing Creekside Trail, an approximately 960-foot-long and 8- to 20-foot-wide pathway along the east bank of restored Refugio Creek to connect users from John Muir Parkway near the North Channel, crossing Bayfront Boulevard and Creekside Park to connect with the Bay Trail.