Bay Bridge New East Span
Wondering what the east span of the new Bay Bridge will look like when it opens? Watch this simulation video. (1:40 mins)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Simulation from MTC on Vimeo.
2005 Icer Air Event Held at Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights
If you joined Trek 1 featuring San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, you would have seen Fillmore Street where the 2005 Icer Air event was held. Watch YouTube video of the event.
Panama-Pacific World Exposition of 1915
Did you join one of the urban treks where you learned about the Panama-Pacific World Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915? Here's a link where you can watch an historical movie, "The Innocent Fair," about that fair. It might give you a better perspective about how wonderful it must have been during that time. Click on this link: http://www.exploratorium.edu/palace/index.html.
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California High Speed Train
Did you join one of the urban treks where the Trek Leader mentioned the Transbay Terminal project in San Francisco that will have a high-speed train that can get to Los Angeles in about 2.5 hours? If you are curious about how this project, you can click on the following link to an interactive rail map. You will be able to choose a starting point and ending point and the interactive map will show you a simulation video of the route.
Click here for California High Speed Rail Authority - Interactive Rail Map.
San Francisco Urban EcoMap
Urban Trek USA's mission is to promote eco-friendliness in the way visitors do sightseeing in San Francisco. The "Urban Trek" concept began as a result of our desire to help --in our small way-- the City of San Francisco reach its goal to be the "greenest" city. Check out this cool website where you can see how "green" each neighborhood in San Francisco is and how you can get tips on how to lessen your carbon footprint.
Click here for San Francisco's Urban EcoMap
