Sept 26: Balboa Park Station community meeting regarding TDM

On September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Park Station, Balboa Reservoir Project, Meetings, parking, SF Planning Dept, SFMTA, Traffic, transportation, UncategorizedLeave a comment

UPDATE: this meeting agenda will not include the TDM, please see this post for more info: https://sunnysideassociation.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/update-balboa-park-station-community-meeting-regarding-tdm-postponed-to-november/

Tomorrow Tuesday Sept 26 there is a community meeting about the Balboa Area Transportation Demand Management (TDM). The TDM is a framework for planning transportation changes in the area of the Balboa Park Bart Station, the coming Balboa Reservoir housing project, and surrounding neighborhoods.

~~Meeting agenda available here. More info about the Community Advisory Committee here. The draft TDM itself (Apr 2017) can be read here.~~

From SF Planning: “Updates to the Balboa Area Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Framework were made based on the community comments and input we received over the summer. The project team will summarize these updates from the previous draft at the next Balboa Park Station CAC Meeting, scheduled for September 26, 2017 at 6:00 PM, also in City College Multi-Use Building, Room 140.”

tdm_slideshow2_2017_02_13 — Example slide from draft TDM presentation. From http://default.sfplanning.org/plans-and-programs/planning-for-the-city/public-sites/balboareservoir/Balboa_Park_TDM_Final_Draft-April2017.pdf

Oct 2: Balboa Reservoir Community meeting

On September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, CCSF, development, Greening, Housing, parking, Parks, SFMTA, SFPUC, Streets, Traffic, transportation, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The next meeting of the Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee is Monday Oct 2, at City College Multi-Use Building, Room 140, 55 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco. All community members are welcome at the BRCAC meetings. Learn more here, including past minutes: http://sf-planning.org/balboa-reservoir-cac-meeting-schedule.

The developer for the site has been chosen, but there is much that remains yet to be determined about the development, and community input will remain an important element of the direction that the plans take. Additional information at the Balboa Reservoir tab at top.

Avalon_Balboa_Reservoir_Project_2_2017_08_23 — Slide from Avalon group developer team. See links for proposal here: https://sunnysideassociation.wordpress.com/2017/08/23/balboa-reservoir-developer-chosen/

Mon Oct 2: Next meeting of Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee

On August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, development, Greening, Housing, Ocean Ave, parking, Parks, SF Planning Dept, Streets, Traffic, transportation, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Now that the selection of the developer for the Balboa Reservoir site has been made, the prospect of the new housing project to the south may be more real for residents here.

Community involvement through the Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) will be an ongoing process, as the developer is called to mitigate the impacts–parking, traffic and public amenities–on Sunnyside and other adjacent neighborhoods. All residents are welcome at the meetings of the BRCAC. The next meeting is Monday October 2nd, 2017.

Meeting details: http://sf-planning.org/balboa-reservoir-cac-meeting-schedule

Balboa Reservoir Developer Chosen

On August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Balboa Reservoir Project, CCSF, development, Housing, parking, Parks, SF Planning Dept, Streets, Traffic, transportation, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The developer for the Balboa Reservoir housing project site has been selected: AvalonBay Communities and BRIDGE Housing, with Mission Housing, Pacific Union Development Company, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater San Francisco.

To see this developer’s plans:

Presentation slides (PDF) http://sfwater.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10884
Proposal: http://sfwater.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10886
Video of presentation, June 10th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRpSlOEJyYY

The final plans are likely to differ from these initial proposals. More about the Balboa Reservoir Project in tab at top of page. More at SF Chronicle: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Winning-team-to-build-Balboa-Reservoir-housing-11951317.php

Avalon_Balboa_Reservoir_Project_2017_08_23

Vision Zero enforcement on Monterey Blvd this month

On August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Ingleside Police Station, Monterey Boulevard, Pedestrian Safety, Police, Streets, Traffic, Uncategorized, Vision ZeroLeave a comment

At the last SNA meeting, Captain Joseph McFadden of the Ingleside Police Station told attendees that his officers would be out during August on Monterey Blvd (as they often are) enforcing moving violations of the type identified by the City’s Vision Zero program–those that endanger vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists. Last year we had collisions resulting in severe injuries and one death on Monterey, triggering the new designation as a “high-injury corridor.” Yesterday a resident saw several citations taking place on Monterey.

Related news: a skateboarder sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision at the corner of Joost and Foerster last night. More on Hoodline: http://hoodline.com/2017/08/skateboarder-critically-injured-after-sunnyside-collision and SFist: http://sfist.com/2017/08/18/skateboarder_left_with_life-threate.php

Monterey_enforcement_2017_08_17 — Officer handing out a citation on Monterey Blvd near Congo St, a two-block stretch prone of automobile speeding.

mph_and_survival_rates — Source: http://usa.streetsblog.org/2016/12/22/cities-want-to-save-lives-with-lower-speed-limits-but-states-stand-in-the-way/