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Staff recommends Pennsylvania Avenue tunnel alignment for rail into Salesforce Transit Center
Summary
After a multi-year study the planning department identified an extended tunnel under Pennsylvania Avenue as its preliminary preferred alternative to carry Caltrain and high-speed rail into the Salesforce Transit Center, citing better connectivity, fewer surface disruptions, and more favorable ridership capture compared with trenching or a deep Mission Bay alignment.
City planning staff on June 7 presented the Rail Alignment & Benefits (RAB) study and recommended the Pennsylvania Avenue extended-tunnel alternative as the commission—s preliminary preferred alignment to bring Caltrain and future high-speed rail into the Salesforce Transit Center.
The study compared three general approaches: (1) a "future with surface rail" scenario that builds the downtown rail extension (DTX) and trenches key intersections (significant surface disruption); (2) a Pennsylvania Avenue alignment that constructs the DTX and extends a tunnel…
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