Category: SF Planning Dept

Editorial: Let the City Hear Your Voice about the Balboa Reservoir Project Review Process

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, development, Housing, Meetings, parking, SF Planning Dept, SFPUC, Streets, Traffic, UncategorizedLeave a comment

[Rita Evans is a longtime Sunnyside resident and SNA member, having previously held the position of secretary and editor of the Sunnyside News for many years. She is currently a member of the SNA Balboa Reservoir Project committee. This editorial will be published in the upcoming Sunnyside News. ]

Editorial / Let the City Hear Your Voice

The city’s decision to hold just a single meeting for developers’ presentations in June when many neighbors are unable to attend is very problematic. The Balboa Reservoir project will have significant long-term ramifications on several neighborhoods and decisions must include adequate public input.

Although the Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) pushed hard for holding two meetings in August, Mayor Ed Lee’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) has insisted on scheduling just one meeting and having it on Saturday, June 10, right in the heart of graduation and wedding seasons.

It’s hard to see this scheduling decision as anything other than a calculated move by OEWD to intentionally limit public input.      Continue reading “Editorial: Let the City Hear Your Voice about the Balboa Reservoir Project Review Process” →

Results of Balboa Reservoir Project residents’ survey: What are your concerns?

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, development, Housing, Meetings, parking, Parks, SF Planning Dept, SFPUC, Streets, Traffic, UncategorizedLeave a comment

During the April 24th quarterly meeting and the May 13th Balboa Reservoir Project special meeting, SNA surveyed attendees about their particular concerns about the new housing development. Although this survey indicates local concerns about the project, the most important thing residents can do to be heard and participate in the development process is to attend the public review on June 10, or the online follow-up. Details here.

Among the 56 respondents, the top concern was the effect that the project would have on traffic congestion. Parking issues came second, with open space/park space third.

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Top Concerns: 1. Traffic congestion 2. Parking issues and impacts 3. Open space/park space. Responses to question: “Please rank your top three concerns about the outcome of the development.”

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Sat May 13: Special community meeting on Balboa Reservoir Project

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Tomorrow, Saturday May 13, SNA is holding a special meeting to offer you information and a chance to ask questions about the Balboa Reservoir Project. The meeting is 10-11am at the Sunnyside Conservatory (236 Monterey Blvd near Baden).

Lisa Spinali, ex-SNA president and current chair of the Community Advisory Committee will be present, as well as representatives from SF Planning Dept to address your concerns.

Then, on Saturday June 10, plans crafted by the three developer finalists will be presented, and the public will have a chance to review and provide feedback. The comment process does not end there — there will be an online portal for feedback, as well as a place to submit written comments. Presentation will be held at 10am, Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Ave. More information here.

The project encompasses housing and public park space. There will be many impacts on the neighborhood, and community input has been a part of the process from the beginning in 2015. In this critical phase, all residents are welcome and encouraged to participate — it is not “too late” to have an impact!

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Site of Balboa Reservoir Project, currently used as parking for City College of SF. Image created using OpenStreetMap.

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Sat May 13: Special community meeting on Balboa Reservoir Project — you can affect the outcome of this new housing development nearby

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It’s big and it’s nearby — the 17-acre site on our southwest border that will soon be home to a massive housing development: Balboa Reservoir Project. And your opinion counts.

SIte of teh Balboa Reservoir Project. Click for larger: https://sunnysideassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/balboa_reservoir_site_googleearth_2017_05_02.jpg
Site of the Balboa Reservoir Project. Click for larger: https://sunnysideassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/balboa_reservoir_site_googleearth_2017_05_02.jpg

SNA is holding a special Saturday community meeting about Balboa Reservoir Project — Saturday May 13th, at 10 am, at the Sunnyside Conservatory (236 Monterey Blvd). If you haven’t been able to come to a quarterly meeting on Monday evenings, this is a chance to learn about what is happening on the Project, and how your feedback will affect what is built on this huge site that is currently a parking lot.  SF Planning Dept representatives will be present at the meeting. Continue reading “Sat May 13: Special community meeting on Balboa Reservoir Project — you can affect the outcome of this new housing development nearby” →

SF Planning: Urban Design Guidelines and Residential Expansion Threshold

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News from San Francisco Planning Department http://sf-planning.org.

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Next Steps for the Urban Design Guidelines

04/18/2017

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Thank you to everyone who joined us on April 12, 2017 for a conversation on the updated Draft of the Proposed Urban Design Guidelines.

We’ve held almost 20 conversations with the community thus far about the Proposed Urban Design Guidelines, and the feedback and comments we received have been compiled and included in the next Draft.

If you would like to comment on the current Draft (released on March 16, 2017), they must be delivered by May 30, 2017. http://default.sfplanning.org/plans-and-programs/planning-for-the-city/Urban-Design-Guidelines/UrbanDesignGuidelines_DraftReview04.pdf     Continue reading “SF Planning: Urban Design Guidelines and Residential Expansion Threshold” →