Comments on: Environmentalists Oppose Bridge Over Yosemite Slough http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/06/15/environmentalists-oppose-bridge-over-yosemite-slough/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fran Taylor http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/06/15/environmentalists-oppose-bridge-over-yosemite-slough/comment-page-1/#comment-6511 Fran Taylor Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:57:59 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2412#comment-6511 "While the new developments are projected to add 16,545 to 18,695 parking spots (up to 35,860, including the stadium lot) according to the Draft Transportation Plan for the developments, the goal of planners is discourage private automobile use as much as possible." No wonder Marie Harrison is skeptical! She could tell us a lot more about the soaring asthma rates already present in the area, which has two freeways running through it, and the slimy tactics being used to squeeze out the African American population. The proposed bridge is just one aspect of the suburban vision Lennar and its flunkies continue to push. Thanks for shining a light on this. “While the new developments are projected to add 16,545 to 18,695 parking spots (up to 35,860, including the stadium lot) according to the Draft Transportation Plan for the developments, the goal of planners is discourage private automobile use as much as possible.”

No wonder Marie Harrison is skeptical! She could tell us a lot more about the soaring asthma rates already present in the area, which has two freeways running through it, and the slimy tactics being used to squeeze out the African American population. The proposed bridge is just one aspect of the suburban vision Lennar and its flunkies continue to push. Thanks for shining a light on this.

]]> By: Huey http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/06/15/environmentalists-oppose-bridge-over-yosemite-slough/comment-page-1/#comment-6451 Huey Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:49:11 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2412#comment-6451 There will be more people driving to/from this development during rush hour than taking transit. As shown in the report, this is worse than existing SF neighborhoods like the Marina and Mission. See for yourself http://www.oewd.org/media/docs/DRAFT%20Transportation%20Plan%20for%20Hunters%20Point%20Shipyard-Candelstick%20Point.pdf If SF wants to build "green" or "sustainable" communities, the transit and parking program needs to be redesigned. Unfortunately, unlike other recent SF plans like Market/Octavia, this development is stuck in 1950's-era "one parking space per dwelling" requirements. This will add 16,000 parking spaces, not including the 49ers! All this traffic will plunge the whole Bayview and Hunters Point into gridlock; and, it will kill birds too. This development needs fewer parking spaces and fewer cars. There will be more people driving to/from this development during rush hour than taking transit. As shown in the report, this is worse than existing SF neighborhoods like the Marina and Mission. See for yourself

http://www.oewd.org/media/docs/DRAFT%20Transportation%20Plan%20for%20Hunters%20Point%20Shipyard-Candelstick%20Point.pdf

If SF wants to build “green” or “sustainable” communities, the transit and parking program needs to be redesigned. Unfortunately, unlike other recent SF plans like Market/Octavia, this development is stuck in 1950′s-era “one parking space per dwelling” requirements. This will add 16,000 parking spaces, not including the 49ers!

All this traffic will plunge the whole Bayview and Hunters Point into gridlock; and, it will kill birds too. This development needs fewer parking spaces and fewer cars.

]]> By: Daniel http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/06/15/environmentalists-oppose-bridge-over-yosemite-slough/comment-page-1/#comment-6316 Daniel Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:16:06 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2412#comment-6316 3% bicycle use really is not visionary at all. San Francisco already had (at minimum) a 2.7% rate according to the 2007 ACS, which was taken before the latest spike in gas prices. Even with the bicycle injunction, the city's bicycle counts show a 64% increase in bicycling between 2006 and 2008, so (by a conservative estimate), San Francisco's mode share is already at least 4%. Considering driving is becoming increasingly unaffordable, and Bayview-Hunters Point is one of the warmest, sunniest areas of the city which will have brand new bicycle infrastructure, I'd estimate an 8-10% mode share by 2015 at minimum (and if Lennar/SF Planning Dept. weren't so conservative, 15-20% is not out of the question). 3% bicycle use really is not visionary at all. San Francisco already had (at minimum) a 2.7% rate according to the 2007 ACS, which was taken before the latest spike in gas prices. Even with the bicycle injunction, the city’s bicycle counts show a 64% increase in bicycling between 2006 and 2008, so (by a conservative estimate), San Francisco’s mode share is already at least 4%. Considering driving is becoming increasingly unaffordable, and Bayview-Hunters Point is one of the warmest, sunniest areas of the city which will have brand new bicycle infrastructure, I’d estimate an 8-10% mode share by 2015 at minimum (and if Lennar/SF Planning Dept. weren’t so conservative, 15-20% is not out of the question).

]]> By: Christine Sculati http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/06/15/environmentalists-oppose-bridge-over-yosemite-slough/comment-page-1/#comment-6296 Christine Sculati Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:39:57 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=2412#comment-6296 For a little more history about the restoration of San Francisco's southeastern waterfront, check out Bay Nature magazine: http://baynature.org For a little more history about the restoration of San Francisco’s southeastern waterfront, check out Bay Nature magazine:

http://baynature.org

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