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Planning Commission opens public hearing on Moscone Center expansion EIR; neighbors push for pedestrian mitigations
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission opened a public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Moscone Center expansion on June 5, 2014, accepting verbal comments through June 16. Neighbors and advocates pressed for stronger pedestrian and playground mitigations; supporters highlighted jobs and economic benefits.
The San Francisco Planning Commission opened a public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Moscone Center Expansion Project on June 5, 2014, with staff noting that written comments will be accepted at the Planning Department until 5 p.m. on June 16. Elizabeth Pearl of the Planning Department asked speakers to limit remarks to the adequacy and accuracy of the draft EIR; staff will respond in writing as part of the responses-to-comments document.
Why it matters: The expansion would increase convention capacity downtown and generate construction and hospitality jobs, while neighbors argue it would intensify pedestrian loads in a dense block and affect nearby play areas and public space. The adequacy of pedestrian and parks mitigations is…
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