Category Archives: planning
SFpark’s proposals prompt backlash
The SFMTA’s parking management proposals for the Mission Bay, 12th and Folsom and 17th and Folsom Street areas have been put on hold, pending further consultation with those living and working in the targeted neighborhoods.
Filed under meetings, planning, transportation
Growing pains: what on earth are they doing to Mid Market and the 4th Street corridor?
Two teams of city family representatives will join us at next week’s meeting on Wednesday, February 15 at 6:00. Planning Department staff from what they call the “Central Corridor” project are making their second appearance at the SoMa Leadership Council … Continue reading
180 unit residential project proposed for Twitterland
Panoramic Interests of Berkeley has proposed an 11 story residential tower at 1321 Mission Street within a block of the new Twitter headquarters on Market Street. The 9th and Mission Street development will be discussed at the March 21 meeting of the … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, meetings, planning, quality of life
EC commish targets 11th Street, tells Bay Area Reporter “it is time to be really loud and proud”
Matthew Bajko, the Bay Area Reporter’s political correspondent, covers the SoMa Leadership Council’s upcoming entertainment summit in his latest column. “I have absolutely endorsed an entertainment zone for 11th Street,” said gay Entertainment Commissioner Glendon Hyde, also known as drag … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, planning, politics, quality of life
St. Joseph’s renovation faces Historic Preservation hearing on February 1
Chris Foley and the Polaris Group will be going before the Historic Preservation Commission on February 1 to present their plans for the renovation and adaptive reuse of St. Joseph’s Church. The landmark South of Market structure at 10th and … Continue reading
Filed under community services, meetings, planning
First draft of new D6 nixes Kim, Walker, Daly … and the poor
The Redistricting Task Force released their first draft of a redesigned District 6 last week. The newly drawn boundaries shed 29% of excess population by eliminating Hayes Valley and the north Mission.
8 Reasons why an entertainment zone won’t help 11th Street
The Western SoMa Task Force worked long and hard on its Arts and Entertainment element and overall I think we produced some very positive changes for the entertainment industry. But some people are not satisfied with what we achieved and … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, meetings, planning, politics, quality of life
Speculation abounds in the Transbay “neighborhood”
The developer of one of the five “modest sized” towers planned for the area surrounding the new Transbay Transit Center is holding a community meeting on Wednesday night, November 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Courtyard Marriott, 299 Second St. … Continue reading
Filed under meetings, open space, planning
SoMa has much to gain in MUNI’s transit overhaul plan
Some dramatic changes are in store for MUNI if and when the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) ever sees the light of day. With the announcement that preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is about to begin, that possibility becomes more … Continue reading
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