Supervisors Hearing on SFFD’s Push for Wider Streets

Meeting of Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development Committee

Agenda [PDF]

2. 140460 [Hearing – Street Widths in Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Developments]
Sponsors: Wiener; Breed

Hearing requesting a report from the Fire Department, Department of Public Works, and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure on the proposal to widen certain streets in the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point developments, including why certain departments desired to make such a change so late in the process, the departments are requested to discuss their policy rationale for requesting such changes, including if and how the Better Streets Plan, the Pedestrian Safety Strategy, and the “Vision Zero” policy were factored and why prior Board of Supervisors and Mayoral approval of street cross sections for these developments was disregarded.

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