Balboa Reservoir Proposal public comments now posted online

Public comments in response to the presentation of the three competing Balboa Reservoir development project are now available online, at the Balboa Reservoir Community Portal. A summary has yet to be posted.

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Next round of microsurfacing — just one block in Sunnyside

Dept of Public Works released their list of streets slated for “microsurfacing” repaving in the next few months. The only block to be affected in Sunnyside is Gennessee St between Monterey and Joost. More information here: http://www.sfpublicworks.org/project/micro-surfacing-pavement-preservation-program

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SFMTA Weekend Traffic Advisory: Balboa Park track work and Sunday Streets in the Mission

Traffic advisory from SFMTA, excerpt below. Full traffic advisory for the weekend here https://www.sfmta.com/news/press-releases/sfmta-weekend-transit-and-traffic-advisory


NEW:  BART’S Trackway Work at Balboa Park Station

Sunday, July 16:  Crews from BART will conduct work on an improvement project at the Balboa Park Station that will require a day of single-tracking at the station.

During construction, the Westside Walkway that spans from Ocean Avenue to the station fare gates will be open to foot traffic, however patrons will not be able to access the station from those fare gates because the contractor will be working in that area. Patrons will need to continue down the foot path and up the small set of stairs parallel to I280 and the west side of the Balboa Park station toward Geneva.    Continue reading “SFMTA Weekend Traffic Advisory: Balboa Park track work and Sunday Streets in the Mission”

Prop E now in effect — what does it mean for you?

Proposition E passed past November, and took affect last week. The city is now responsible for the care of street trees and the damage they do to sidewalks. What does it mean for residents? Read up at these links.

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Frequently Asked Questions from Dept of Public Works about tree care and tree removal: http://sfpublicworks.org/services/proposition-e-street-tree-and-sidewalk-maintenance-frequently-asked-questions      Continue reading “Prop E now in effect — what does it mean for you?”

Beyond Chron on Balboa Reservoir Proposals

Here is a recent article published in Beyond Chron about the Balboa Reservoir Project proposals, advocating maximizing the total number of housing units.

“Will SF Go Big” : http://www.beyondchron.org/will-sf-go-big/

And a reply Letter to the Editor: http://www.beyondchron.org/to-the-editor-246/

The actual proposals themselves are available online to public viewing here: http://sfwater.org/balboa/proposals      Continue reading “Beyond Chron on Balboa Reservoir Proposals”