BART invites you to participate in upcoming virtual town hall meetings regarding the rebuilding plans (detail below). More on the program: http://www.bart.gov/better-bart.
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From SFHAC: Balboa Reservoir Housing Plans
[This information was originally posted on the SF Housing Action Coalition website. To read more about the project, inlcuding a collection of posts on the project on this website, click here.]
Latest Update on the Balboa Reservoir Housing Plans
SF Planning Approves Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance
[From SF Planning Dept]
Unanimous Approval!
[08/05/2016] Yesterday, the Planning Code Amendment for the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance was unanimously approved by the Planning Commission! The ordinance will now go to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration. We thank everyone for their participation, feedback, and support as we work toward establishing a citywide Transportation Demand Program.
Transportation Demand Management, often referred to as TDM, is the “Shift” component of the Transportation Sustainability Program. It’s a series of development-focused TDM measures that incentivize on-site amenities. It’s designed to provide sustainable alternatives to driving – or “shifting” people’s practice of driving alone in their cars – by providing residents, business tenants, and visitors with alternative travel options. Learn more about the TDM program here.
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Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee Meeting, Monday August 8th
The Balboa Reservoir Project is the largest development to take place near Sunnyside in many decades. Read more about it here.
The Community Advisory Committee, led by SNA ex-president Lisa Spinali, provides a voice for our neighborhood in the process. All community members are welcome at BRCAC meetings. More about the upcoming meeting at City College here.
The remarkable document that this committee helped create to guide development at the site, Proposed Development Principles & Parameters for the Balboa Reservoir, has just been released (PDF).
Read other posts on this site about the project here.
SFPUC: Water-Saving Toilet Rebates and Graywater Irrigation
From SFPUC: The latest sewer news in SF [Source]
Be Featured!
Every year our Water Pollution Prevention Program creates a vibrant and educational calendar for our customers, offering info on less-toxic gardening and pest-control methods. Deadline to submit your photos to be featured is Friday, August 5th!
Replace Your Throne
Toilet Rebates are ending soon – don’t miss out! Toilets account for about 1/3 of indoor water use. Replacing older, high water use toilets with high-efficiency models is one of the best ways to save water and money. Click here to apply today.
Utilize Your Home’s Wastewater
Do you know what graywater is? Learn how to access your home’s graywater for landscape irrigation and about our discounted Laundry-to-Landscape graywater kit. Sign up for a free graywater workshop at the Urban Farmer Store on:
Saturday, July 30 at 12:30pm
Thursday, August 18 at 6:30pm
Saturday, October 15 at 12:30pm
| Sincerely,
The SFPUC Sewer System Communications Team |
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 