The Salesforce Transit Center opened to great fanfare last month as an embodiment of San Francisco’s reputation for innovation and sustainability. ADVERTISEMENTNow, the transit hub named for a cloud computing giant appears to be the latest example of problems in a city brimming with homelessness and poor infrastructure. Earlier this year, San Francisco’s transit agency disclosed that a contractor had installed about 3 miles (5 kilometers) of the wrong grade of rail for its new $1.6 billion subway spur. Officials voted in 2012 to scrap building-height restrictions to encourage growth near the transit hub as San Francisco looks to lure technology companies from Silicon Valley. Salesforce, which opened its adjacent 61-story Salesforce Tower earlier this year, bought naming rights to the transit center in 2017 as part of a 25-year, $110 million sponsorship agreement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2018 03:56 UTC