Daly City, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: San Francisco, CA (6.6 mi).
About Daly City
Daly City is the second-most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco, it is named for businessman and landowner John Donald Daly. Its population was 104,901 at the 2020 census.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Large-city terminal (range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Daly City → San Francisco | 6.6 mi × $500M/mi | $3.3B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $6.6B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Daly City BART station district. Daly City BART is the peninsula's busiest station and the system's southern gateway, with SamTrans feeding the whole coastside. The station district has the density and foot traffic a terminal needs. It captures the northern peninsula and the southern half of San Francisco.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- The Balboa Park / Ingleside district — transit-rich San Francisco neighborhood on the corridor.
- The Excelsior district — dense residential area approaching downtown.