EaRTH Center



  • LOCATION: Eureka City, USA
  • PRACTICE: Urban Design
  • PROGRAM: Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
  • TEAM: SmithGroup


The new Eureka Intermodal Transit Center and Affordable Housing project brings the best in transit center design together with placemaking and work force and student housing to create a new center of gravity in downtown Eureka. SmithGroup was retained by the Humboldt Transit Authority to ensure that the development would create a transit center that was truly multi-modal and best in-class, holistically serving the needs of the Authority and the community. This included the creation of a transit plaza and community courtyard, integration of a daycare facility, pharmacy, and bicycle shop, and the reshaping of the surrounding sidewalks, streets, and alley to create a pedestrian first design that integrates several bus services and a range of multi-modal services. SmithGroup supported the Authority’s grant application to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program and worked closely with the City of Eureka, The Schatz Energy Research Center, and the developer Servitas LLC to help ensure a fully integrated and equitable project outcome.