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City Seeks Funding to Make Holiday Plaza Accessible; Architect Presents helical-ramp concept
Summary
The Mayor's Office on Disability and architect Bill Leddy presented a concept to replace the long-out-of-service elevator at Holiday Plaza with a helical ramp; the Capital Planning Commission is set to decide funding for the project on March 24.
San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office on Disability presented plans and a conceptual design for making Holiday Plaza — the below-street plaza at Market and Powell — fully accessible, ahead of a Capital Planning Commission decision on funding scheduled for March 24.
Holiday Plaza’s elevator has been out of service for roughly 20 years, a fact speakers described as a long-standing access barrier for people with disabilities. The Mayor’s Office on Disability (MOD) said the plaza is included in the voter-approved "Healthy, Safe, and Vibrant San Francisco" bond and has been a target for restoration and accessibility upgrades included in the city’s 2024 bond measure.
MOD Deputy Director Debbie Kaplan summarized the site history, noting an elevator was added in 1997 after a legal action but has not functioned reliably. Kaplan said MOD and advocacy groups asked…
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