Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Balboa Park Station Area Plan

Phelan Bus Loop Project, First in Balboa Area Plan, Gets Federal Funding

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 8, 2010 | 2 Comments

A reconfigured Phelan Bus Loop. Graphic: SF Planning Department A proposal to reconfigure the Phelan Bus Loop as part of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan received a major boost today with the announcement that the Federal Transit Administration has awarded the SFMTA more than $6.8 million for the project. In a statement, the FTA […]

MTA Board to Vote on Moving Bus Turnaround to Make Way for TOD

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 16, 2009 | 5 Comments

Click to enlarge: The new Phelan Bus Loop would circle the firehouse at the northwest corner of Ocean and Phelan Avenues. Image: Google Maps. The MTA Board will vote tomorrow on whether to sell a bus turnaround near Balboa Park station to make room for an 80-unit affordable housing and retail mixed-use development and new […]

BART Breaks Ground on Balboa Park Station Upgrade

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 21, 2009 | 8 Comments

Click to enlarge: A rendering of the new Balboa Park BART station west side entrance. Courtesy: BART BART held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a project that will bring a new entrance and accessible walkway to Balboa Park station. The Westside Entrance and Walkway project is intended to improve access to the station for the […]