Recent Streetsblog SF posts about District 6

Central SoMa Plan Envisions Transitways and Safer Streets for SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

The Central Subway is coming, like it or not, and that means Fourth Street will get Muni Metro service starting in 2019. With that in mind, the SF Planning Department recently released the draft Central SoMa Plan (formerly known as the Central SoMa Plan), which sets the stage for upzoned transit-oriented development near new stations and […]

Supes Find Compromise in West SoMa Plan’s Housing/Transit Tussle

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

City supervisors have reached a compromise on a contentious measure in the zoning plan for the western South of Market District that would have diverted some developer impact fees away from transit and street improvements to fund affordable housing. By increasing the number of subsidized affordable apartments that residential building developers will be required to […]

West SoMa Plan May Direct Funds to Affordable Housing at Transit’s Expense

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

A provision in the new zoning plan for the western South of Market District has come under scrutiny by city supervisors because it would direct a larger share of developer fees for some projects to go towards affordable housing at the expense of transit and street improvements. When the West SoMa Area Plan went up […]

Will Deadly Sixth Street Finally Get the Pedestrian Safety Fixes It Needs?

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 22, 2013 | 15 Comments

The deadly stretch of Sixth Street between Market and Howard Streets in the South of Market District may get some long-overdue pedestrian safety fixes. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency kicked off the first of several community planning meetings on Tuesday for a project that could add pedestrian bulb-outs, marked crosswalks, and other measures that could […]

Diana Sullivan, 48, Killed on Bike by Cement Truck Driver at Third and King

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 11, 2013 | 55 Comments

Updated 3:00 p.m. Diana Sullivan, 48, of San Francisco, was killed while bicycling on King Street at Third Street Saturday at about 9:30 a.m. According to media accounts, Sullivan was run over by a cement truck driver. The crash occurred in front of the AT&T Park, where crowds of pedestrians were headed to a Giants […]

Melissa Kitson, 44, Killed in Two-Car Crash in SoMa

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 22, 2013 | 26 Comments

Last Friday, two drivers ran over and killed 44-year-old Melissa Kitson of San Lorenzo at 7th and Howard Streets, the second pedestrian fatality in San Francisco this year. According to press accounts, the crash occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Police say the investigation is ongoing, and there are few details available on how it occurred. Both drivers reportedly stayed […]

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