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Union Square Alliance unveils strategic plan to revive downtown retail and public life
Summary
The Union Square Alliance presented a strategic plan to the San Francisco Planning Commission focusing on clean-and-safe services, filling vacant retail and upper-floor space, events and marketing, and zoning changes to encourage residential and nightlife uses in Union Square.
Union Square Alliance Chief Executive Marissa Rodriguez told the Planning Commission on April 27 that the downtown district faces an unprecedented vacancy rate and needs coordinated action to rebound. Rodriguez, joined by Chief Operating Officer Ken Rich, outlined a plan that prioritizes safety and cleanliness, targeted economic development to fill ground-floor retail and upper-floor vacancies, and a public-programming and marketing push to restore foot traffic.
The alliance said the district has roughly 12,000 hotel rooms, draws nearly half of the city's…
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