Commission conditionally approves schematic design and CEQA findings for Transbay "Under Ramp" Park

The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure commission on Tuesday gave conditional schematic-design approval and adopted environmental findings for the Transbay "Under Ramp" Park, a roughly 2.5-acre park that will sit beneath the ramp structures between Folsom and Howard streets.

Designers presented a plan that emphasizes connectivity, programming and safety: multiple pedestrian and bicycle routes, a sports court area designed for basketball and pickleball, an informal amphitheater, a pavilion with a community room and small retail stalls, a concession garden, a multi-hundred-foot linear dog run and a small fitness zone. Commissioners approved the conditional schematic design and CEQA findings by a 4–0 vote with one absence.

Alok Vyas, associate planner and urban designer with OCII, said the project is a collaboration among OCII, the Transbay…