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experience has become part of the
important factors of designing
the station.”
Chen explained that the station
flows passengers through
the station.
“Th e station’s design is such
that you are going through a sequence
of space, from the plaza
that is surrounded by palm trees
and landscape that accesses the
rotunda,” Chen said.
Th e station was designed to
feature sustainability. Chen added,
“Th e green measure of this extension
is one of the key features of
the station design.”
Tony Murphy, project manager
for WSP said, “Th e initial impression
that I am hearing is that
the local residents are happy with
the end result. Th ey waited a long
time for this and they got it, but
only through the support of all the
stakeholders. I think that speaks to
the success of the program.”
Launching the Extension
Medved said that the Warm
Springs extension was an important
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step in extending the
BART line south of Alameda
County into Santa Clara County.
BART’s goal is to reach into
the San Jose area and there is
currently another extension
underway — without the Warm
Springs station the rail lines
wouldn’t be able to reach it.
“Th e primary objective was
to extend BART into Santa Clara
County and secondly Fremont, the
city that the Warm Springs extension
exists within, has grown tremendously.
It’s really the edge of
Silicon Valley. A lot of the growth
of Silicon Valley has happened
in Fremont, both residentially,
through employment and commercially,”
Medved said. He added that
the new businesses that are moving
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