Anaheim Mass Transit Center Will Feature Soaring Shell Structure

摘要

The City of Anaheim, California, is constructing a 67,000 sq ft multimod-al transportation center housed beneath a soaring shell. The diagonal grid of arched steel supports and largely transparent eth-ylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) pillows making up the shell will be approximately 115 ft tall at its highest point. Known as the ARTIC, for Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, the roughly $184-million facility is expected to open in late 2014, and given the site's proximity to sporting venues and recreational and entertainment facilities, the center will provide services and access for 10 different modes of transportation, including Amtrak passenger trains, the local commuter rail network known as Metrolink, various bus services, resort shuttles, taxis, and bicycles.