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Planning Department presents Eastern Neighborhoods monitoring report as residents press for faster infrastructure and PDR protections
Summary
Staff presented the second monitoring reports for the Eastern Neighborhoods, showing hundreds of new housing units, net PDR (production-distribution-repair) losses and $15M in impact fees collected; residents urged accelerated open space, transit and protections against displacement.
Planning Department staff on Sept. 22 presented the Eastern Neighborhoods Monitoring Reports covering Mission, Eastern SoMa, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, Central Waterfront and Western SoMa. The report combines five plan-area monitoring efforts and the department outlined development, job and public-benefit trends.
Key staff findings included roughly 1,400 housing units completed in 2011–2015 (about 21% affordable), ~400,000 sq. ft. of institutional gain (largely SF General), a conversion of roughly 1.3 million sq. ft. of PDR space (in part legalizations of pre-plan conversions), and approximately $15 million collected in impact fees for open space and transportation projects. The residential pipeline showed nearly 12,000 units proposed or under review across the Eastern neighborhoods, with roughly 4,200 entitled.
Citizens Advisory Committee member Walker Bass and neighborhood speakers urged the commission and staff to prioritize PDR preservation, accelerate infrastructure projects (open space, transit) and improve implementation of promised benefits. Commissioners and staff agreed the plan's broad goals remain valid but noted many implementation details and funding gaps remain; staff said it will bring amendments and mission-specific updates as Map 2020 and other planning work progresses.
Public comment ranged from calls to freeze approvals until mitigation is in place to calls for continuing production of housing while improving mitigation and funding strategies. The commission suggested targeted follow-up on infrastructure priorities and PDR tools.
