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Planning Commission certifies final EIR for Portsmouth Square improvement project
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously certified the final Environmental Impact Report for the Portsmouth Square Improvement Project, finding unavoidable historic-resource impacts tied to the removal of a private pedestrian bridge but approving mitigation measures; certification does not approve the project itself.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on a unanimous 7–0 vote certified the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Portsmouth Square Improvement Project, a long‑planned renovation of the Chinatown park at 733 Kearny (Kearney) Street.
Planning Department environmental coordinator Megan Kalpin told the commission the final EIR evaluates renovation of the roughly 66,000‑square‑foot park, removal of the private pedestrian bridge that links the park to 750 Kearney Street, a new children’s playground and exercise equipment, expanded sidewalks and landscaping, and a new clubhouse proposed at 8,300 square feet. The EIR also analyzed seismic upgrades and…
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