Mountain View’s long-term plans to redesign and upgrade the downtown transit station will be the big topic at a Feb. 25 community meeting. On the agenda: The city’s transit team will share its work plan and schedule for the station as well as a related project to create a grade-separated crossing at Castro Street.
The downtown station fills a crucial role that will become increasingly important in the years to come. Currently, about 6,300 riders converge at the station daily to take Caltrain, light rail or the other transit lines operating out of the facility.
The station is also being considered as a future stop for the California High Speed Rail as well as a proposed automated transit system that the city wants to run to the North Bayshore area. With those plans, some city officials say the transit hub could one day become like New York City’s Grand Central Station.
The Thursday community meeting is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Adobe Building at 157 Moffett Blvd. More information about the project can be found at mountainviewtransitcenter.com.
