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Presidio Trial Closure Leads to Large Drop in Traffic, Cut-Through Trips
By Matthew Roth |
Photo: Cheryl and Rich The Presidio Trust has finished compiling the traffic data it collected during a three-week trial closure on Presidio Boulevard in October, a closure that brought much scorn for the Trust from drivers and some neighbors of the park. Despite the outcry, the trial provided important information for the Trust as the […]
If You Build It, Cars Will Come and Require Traffic Lights
By Susan Vaughan |
Presidio parking lot. Photo, Sue Vaughan The possibility that traffic lights may be installed in and around San Francisco’s Presidio National Park – in order to manage increased traffic drawn to attractions such as the proposed Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio (the CAMP) and a lodge at the Main Post – has neighbors, environmentalists, […]
SPUR Forum: Presidio Parklands: Design A New Presidio Landscape
By Stan Parkford |
From SPUR: An inspiring new landscape is taking shape at the Golden Gate. As an elevated freeway is replaced by an at-grade tunnel, ten acres of new public parkland will connect the beautiful waterfront and the heart of the Presidio. This powerful destination will be a place to enjoy panoramic views and iconic landmarks; to gather, […]
SF Board of Supervisors Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda [pdf] Of note: 31 – 33. Exemption Determination – AT&T Network “Lightspeed” Upgrade 38. Planning Code – Zoning Map – Presidio-Sutter Special Use District – 800 Presidio Avenue (Booker T. Washington Community Center) 39 – 41. Executive Park Subarea Plan Area 42 – 43. [Public Hearing – Authorizing the Use of Real Property Located at 701 Lombard Street – […]
Enviro, Preservation Concerns Drive Opposition to Presidio Main Post Plans
By Susan Vaughan |
Flickr photo: 2composers Revised plans for the Main Post of San Francisco’s Presidio national park, which include construction of a contemporary art museum for the collection of billionaire businessman Donald Fisher, are still unsatisfactory, say many preservationists, environmentalists, and neighbors who attended a hearing on the new plans Tuesday night. Despite the fact that the […]
SF Board of Supervisors Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
Agenda [pdf] Of note: 1. Accept and Expend Grant – 17th and Folsom Street Park Project – $2,700,000 2. Planning Code – Zoning – Parking in South of Market and Mission Bay District 3. Changing the Official Sidewalk Width – Harrison Street 4, 39 – 46. Public Hearing – Certification of a Final Environmental Impact […]