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Supes Find Compromise in West SoMa Plan’s Housing/Transit Tussle

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

City supervisors have reached a compromise on a contentious measure in the zoning plan for the western South of Market District that would have diverted some developer impact fees away from transit and street improvements to fund affordable housing. By increasing the number of subsidized affordable apartments that residential building developers will be required to […]

West SoMa Plan May Direct Funds to Affordable Housing at Transit’s Expense

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

A provision in the new zoning plan for the western South of Market District has come under scrutiny by city supervisors because it would direct a larger share of developer fees for some projects to go towards affordable housing at the expense of transit and street improvements. When the West SoMa Area Plan went up […]

Supes Seek Answers on Bike/Ped Strategy, “Better Market Street” Delay

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 12, 2013 | 2 Comments

Members of the SF Board of Supervisors are calling attention to the need to fund the SFMTA’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Strategies, as well as the delayed Better Market Street project, which suddenly looks like it might not include space for bicycling. The Market Street situation concerned Supervisors Scott Wiener and John Avalos enough to call separate […]

Dangerous Rincon Hill Intersection Finally Getting the City’s Attention

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 13, 2011 | 23 Comments

On December 10, 2004, Katy Liddell had just stepped off the N-Judah with a sack of cleaning supplies and was walking to her Portside apartment at Harrison and Main in Rincon Hill, when she noticed a cadre of emergency vehicles surrounding the intersection. As Liddell drew closer, she saw something that horrified her. “I saw […]

Supes Committee Approves Lower Car Parking Maximums in SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

As developers bring more residents and employees to the South of Market (SoMa) district, the number of parking lots and garages they build for automobiles will largely determine how much the new tenants and commuters will drive. But even in a downtown area like SoMa, developers are bound by antiquated planning codes to provide a […]