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Commission approves Van Ness Civic Center C of A with amended trolley‑pole review; public raises tree and accessibility concerns
Summary
After extensive public comment, the Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project within the Civic Center Historic District, adopting staff conditions but amending the trolley‑pole requirement so the sponsor must return within six months with a separate C of A and rehabilitation plan for the historic poles.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on Nov. 18 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit project within the Civic Center Landmark District, adopting staff‑recommended mitigation measures but amending the condition on historic trolley poles so that the project sponsor must return within six months with a separate rehabilitation plan.
Planning preservation staff had proposed five conditions intended to mitigate cultural‑resource impacts identified in the project’s Section 106 review: installing granite curbs where curb lines are modified within the district, removing the McAllister station shelter from the current proposal and requiring a separate C of A within six months, retaining and restoring four historic trolley poles with a maintenance…
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