Challenge
Cruising the I-5 through the Central Valley between San Francisco and L.A. can feel like a blur of billboards and fields as far as the eye can see. But beyond most people’s view are cities that’ve been left behind, cut off from the growth and buzz of California's coastal hotspots.
This is where high-speed rail is about to change the game. When the agency in charge of the project went looking for partners to design its first four stations in the Central Valley, my team at Arup didn’t hesitate.