Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Green DAs

San Francisco Designing Public Amenities in Empty Lots

By Matthew Roth | Mar 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

Architectural rendering of two parcels adjacent to Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley, one of which is currently vacant and the other a parking lot. The project, called "proxy," would be developed for two to three years in space that will eventually be housing. Images: Envelope Architecture and Design. At a forum hosted by the San […]

SF’s Proposal to Reduce Blight Will Create a Tenuous Balance

By Matthew Roth | Feb 22, 2010 | No Comments

Artist’s rendering of 201 Folsom Street, a project advocates and community leaders oppose as a recipient of a Green Development Agreement. Image: Heller-Manus Architects. Among several initiatives San Francisco has developed to put an aesthetically pleasing face on the economic downturn, such as Art in Storefronts, which brightens shuttered retail spaces with murals, a new […]