ARTIC Coming Soon in Anaheim USA

Orange County is about to get a whole lot cooler, thanks to a ground-breaking new resident: Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC). This revolutionary 67,000-square-foot transit center will be located in the heart of Anaheim and serve as a hub for multiple transportation systems. ARTIC is set to open its doors in December 2014 and promises to bring with it additional development, more visitors, and new jobs.

If you’ve driven along the 57 freeway or been to an Angels game recently, you’ve seen the construction for ARTIC well underway. The construction for the progressive structure began in September 2012, with a focus on reducing Southern California’s carbon footprint. By using innovative materials and state-of-the-art design, ARTIC will hold a LEED Platinum certification – the highest level of green building certification in the U.S.

As you step inside ARTIC, it almost feels as though you’re still outside – the vastness of the building coupled with the see-through panels create a beautiful outdoor effect.
 
Programmable LED lights frame the facility, creating a spectacular nighttime sight to be seen.

No matter how you’re planning on getting to, from, and around OC, chances are you will pass through ARTIC once it’s completed. There will be 10 different on-site transportation options, which include: Metrolink, Amtrak, OCTA buses, Anaheim Resort Transportation, shuttles, taxis, tours and charter buses.

In the coming future, ARTIC will also usher in ARC (Anaheim Rapid Connection) and high-speed trains. It’s enviable location is perfect for getting to all of the major Orange County attractions, including Disneyland, The Honda Center, Angel Stadium of Anaheim (an underground pedestrian tunnel will connect the stadium to ARTIC), Anaheim Resort district and the Anaheim Convention Center.

Because the brains behind ARTIC know that half the fun of travel is the journey, they’ve built this hub to be a destination in and of itself. Within its arched walls you’ll find restaurants and retail services that will keep your tummies full and your needs met as you await the next leg of your journey. The Lost Bean, an organic coffee and tea shop, is the first of many tenants to make ARTIC their new home. In vein of the environmental mindset of the structure, The Lost Bean “sources raw, 100% organic, fair-trade certified coffee beans and roasts them to perfection every morning in house.”

The impact of ARTIC is best seen by the numbers:

• 67,000 Square feet of the terminal
• 200,000 Square feet of ETFE, an innovative building material, used
• 10,330 Total daily travelers projected upon opening
• 10 Modes of transportation on-site
• 5,000 Jobs created during and after construction of ARTIC
• 50 Percent reduction in energy consumption (projected)

ARTIC will undoubtedly change Orange County for the good, making it easier and more sustainable for locals and our 44+ million annual visitors to get where they’re going.