This project involved early-stage planning for the San Francisco Transbay Terminal as part of a larger team of consultants focused on urban planning, landscape architecture, and sustainable design. 

Contributions included helping to assemble interdisciplinary teams with established relationships in the Bay Area, providing expertise in urban design and participatory land use planning, and developing planning frameworks and development scenarios. 

• Case Study Research

• Planning and Zoning Research

• Recommended Development Program

• Preliminary Massing and Circulation Studies

• Site Development Controls and Design Guidelines

The process involved collaboration with city agencies, community stakeholders, and developers, and researching and explaining the complex urban and environmental issues during the initial planning phases of this massive development (now built), which includes: 

• New five-level, three-city block long terminal building 

• New elevated bus viaducts leading to the Bay Bridge

• Temporary and permanent bus terminal and storage facilities

• Retail, entertainment, conference, educational and cultural space 

• Rooftop park, ground floor plazas,  and improved alleyway and sidewalk system 

• Space below for a future High Speed Rail station