Better Market Street Environmental Review Public Meeting

From Better Market Street:

After finishing a public visioning and planning process, the project is in the environmental review phase. A Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report was issued January 14, 2015.

Comments on proposed scope are due by 5:00pm on February 13, 2015. Written comments can be sent to Sarah B. Jones, San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103.

Or submit a comment in person by attending the Public Scoping on February 4, from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm in the lobby conference room at 1455 Market Street (between 10th & 11th streets).

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