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Major phase and streetscape plan for Candlestick and Shipyard emphasizes Alice Griffith replacement and a protected cycle track
Summary
Staff presented the proposed Candlestick Point major phase 1 and streetscape master plan, including a cycle track, revised BRT alignment, utilities (graywater, automated waste collection), and HUD grant-driven phasing to ensure replacement of Alice Griffith public housing by Sept. 2016.
OCII staff and consultants on Nov. 5 briefed the commission on the Candlestick Point major phase 1 application and the Hunters Point Shipyard streetscape master plan, an informational step before final approvals expected in December.
Wells Lawson summarized the major-phase submission: the phase covers roughly 1,500 residential units (about half affordable), four parks including the Alice Griffith linear park and Wedge Park, and infrastructure improvements. The application is a "true up" to the 2010 approvals and consolidates land-use, open-space, utilities and transit components. "This major phase would be built over the course of about 7 years," Lawson said.
Staff noted a $30,500,000 HUD grant received in 2011 that requires the first two Alice Griffith blocks be completed and ready for occupancy by Sept. 2016; missing the deadline risks reversion of funds. To meet that schedule, staff and developer reorganized phasing to decouple Candlestick from lingering Navy property delays and accelerate Alice Griffith replacement on nearby vacant land.
On the streetscape side, consultant Evan Rose described a typology-based approach to organize 52 differing street sections into a manageable set of street types (spine, park streets, residential streets, commercial streets) and to integrate stormwater management into street design. A new protected two-way cycle track is proposed to link Hunters Point, Candlestick Point and Caltrain, with minimal crossings.
Transit and utilities were updated: the BRT alignment was adjusted (center-running lanes in some places) following SFMTA input; staff also described an interim BRT configuration to serve the site until a Yosemite Slough bridge is constructed. Utilities include stormwater management, recycled (gray) water for irrigation and toilet flushing (PUC code now allows residential graywater toilet flushing), and an automated pneumatic waste collection system accommodated in the street design and intended to be maintained by Recology.
Commissioners asked for clarifications on interim BRT routing, a labeling error in the bike-lane figure (Harney Way), confirmation that PUC code changes allow residential graywater flushing, and how car-share requirements are represented in parking standards. Staff committed to correcting diagrams and to follow up with more detailed interim-transit schematics before final approval.
