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What is the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan?
The southeastern neighborhoods are new target areas for efforts to determine how best to direct new development such that it meets the needs of all stakeholders. City planners, developers, and other stakeholders have created a master plan for future development -- known as the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan.
The Eastern Neighborhoods Planning process will impact almost 1/4 of San Francisco's total land area!
What does this have to do with future of open space in San Francisco?
Maintaining enough open space for San Francisco's dense population is challenging. With 5.5 acres/1,000 people, the City has about half as much green space as the national average. The Eastern Neighborhoods, which include the Central Waterfront, Dogpatch, East SoMa, the Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill -- are in particular need of more open space. Other eastern neighborhoods with an open space deficit include Hunter's Point/Bayview and Visitation Valley.
With an extremely large amount of development on the horizon for San Francisco's eastern neighborhoods, the city must create plans and policies to ensure open space access in the future. If there is no game plan put in place that highlights the gaps in open space and recreational facilities and sets aside land for open space NOW, the eastern neighborhoods will never attain the quality of life that healthy communities require
Who's Involved?
A host of agencies are repsonsible for open space acquisition, planning, development, and maintenance in the Eastern Neighborhoods, including: the Port, Public Works, Recreation and Parks Department, Public Utilities Commission, the Redevelopment Agency, and the Municipal Transportation Agency.
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Important Updates:
SEAWALL LOT 337
Seawall Lot 337 Development Concepts Let the Port of San Francisco know what YOU think about the four development concepts recently submitted for Seawall Lot 337.
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EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS
The San Francisco Planning Department recently released a Draft Financial Feasibility Analysis for the Eastern Neighborhoods.
The Eastern Neighborhoods Initiation Hearing for adoption of the Eastern Neighborhoods plan took place on May 15th. Click here to read NPC's memo for the hearing.
A Comments and Responses Document for the Eastern Neighborhoods Environmental Impact Report will be released in the beginning of April 2008
Check the SF Planning website for further updates!
Map Courtesy SF Planning Department
NPC's comments on the Eastern Neighborhoods Draft EIR
The San Francisco Planning Department has prepared an Environmental Impact Report for the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans. Below you will find NPC's response to the Report.
"The Neighborhood Parks Council disputes the conclusions of the draft Environmental Impact Report on the eastern neighborhoods in regards to open space. Every report and planning study that has been done on the Eastern Neighborhoods has acknowledged the severe deficit in parklands and open space in the Central Waterfront, Eastern SOMA, Mission District and Showplace Square/Potrero Hill... click here to read more.
Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans
After completing the Eastern Neighborhoods Environmental Impact Report, the Planning Department released the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans. These plans can be found here: Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans
NPC's Comments on the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans
"The Neighborhood Parks Council commends the Planning Department for their dedication and hard work on such a complex and challenging endeavor. However, despite honest attempts to come up with solutions to many of the Eastern Neighborhoods’ challenges with development and growth, the Neighborhood Parks Council believes that the plan does not provide the vision and/or implementation strategies required to create healthy urban neighborhoods...click here to read more
Links:
For more information on open space gaps in San Francisco, read NPC's Green Envy: Achieving Equity in Open Space
Open Space Element of the General Plan (ROSE)
Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan
Open Space Element of the DEIR
Map of the planning areas for the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan
ARTICLES:
Where Will the People Play? by Robynne Boyd, Neighborhood Newswire (April 25, 2007)
The Fate of the Eastern Neighborhoods by Tim Redmond and Matthew Hirsch, San Francisco Bay Guardian Online
Can the Waterfront be Saved? by SPUR, SPUR's August Newsletter
PRESENTATIONS:
Powerpoint Presentation on the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan , by the SF Planning Department, NPC Coalition Meeting (August 8, 2007):
EVENTS:
EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM CALENDAR - includes deadlines for public comment, planning commission hearings, community meetings, presentations, etc.
