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Plaza program draws praise and warnings: commission delays related code vote for more outreach
Summary
OEWD and planning staff presented a citywide SF Plaza Program to coordinate and steward small urban plazas; nonprofits applauded stewardship goals while neighborhood groups warned of privatization and formula retail. The commission agreed to delay related planning‑code changes to allow more neighborhood outreach and analysis, continuing related code items to May 1, 2014.
City officials on March 13 outlined a proposed San Francisco Plaza Program intended to coordinate long‑term management, activation, and stewardship for small city plazas that fall outside Recreation & Park jurisdiction.
Ken Rich of the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development described the program as a framework to give neighborhood partners and vetted stewards a formal role in programming and maintaining plazas while retaining public ownership and oversight. Robin Havens (OEWD) said the program would cover plazas generally larger than 2,000 square feet and proposed…
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