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Planning staff opens public comment on draft Hub Plan EIR, transportation and transit concerns top testimony
Summary
Planning staff opened the public comment period on the draft EIR for the Market/Van Ness Hub Plan (upzoning of 18 opportunity sites plus 30 Van Ness and 98 Franklin projects). Public speakers applauded housing and bike improvements but repeatedly pressed for deeper analysis of transit capacity, loading, and ride‑hail impacts.
The Planning Department opened public hearings on the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Hub Plan and two associated projects — 30 Van Ness and 98 Franklin — on Aug. 29 and invited public comment through the formal comment deadline. Staff said the plan could yield roughly 7,050 net new units on identified opportunity sites (8,100 units with an analytic buffer), added to 3,500 existing units in the study area, and described project‑level amenities…
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