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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 […]
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, […]
SFBC Arguello Brainstorming Workshop
By Aaron Bialick |
From SFBC: Arguello Boulevard is set for repaving in 2016 for a one-mile stretch connecting Golden Gate Park to the Presidio. This may seem like a long time from now, but early planning gives us the opportunity to think creatively about what Arguello could look like if it were more inviting and enjoyable for biking. […]
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, […]
SPUR Forum: Update on the Presidio
By Bryan Goebel |
From SPUR: San Francisco’s Presidio has become one of the nation’s most innovative national park sites. What’s next? Invoking the history and landscape of the Presidio, Craig Middleton, Executive Director of the Presidio Trust and Michael Boland, the Trust’s Chief of Planning, Projects and Programs, will illustrate the changing relationship of people to place, showing […]
SPUR Forum: Lean Transportation Planning
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: Image courtesy of Flickr user Jaako Does it really take years to study a transportation problem and years longer to solve it? Not if you ask these experts. From transit service planning to street geometry, there are times when pilots, testing and being willing to fail can greatly speed up the process. In this […]