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Commission hears redesigned Mission Square plaza plan; staff and designers aim for openness and flexibility
Summary
Designers presented a revised plan for the plaza adjacent to the Transbay Tower that removes the proposed redwood grove, replaces tree wells with in‑ground lights and reconfigures the gondola enclosure to improve circulation; commissioners praised flexibility but pressed for a stronger civic focal element and more green cover.
Planning staff and the project design team briefed the Planning Commission on a revised design for the public plaza at 415 Mission Street (Mission Square) on July 6. The redesign responds to anticipated heavy pedestrian flows from the new Transbay transit center and adjacent office development by enlarging open circulation, removing a dense grove of redwood trees and replacing fixed benches and light poles…
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