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Planning commission hears Central SoMa EcoDistrict task-force recommendations
Summary
Task-force presenters urged city support for a multi-block EcoDistrict in Central SoMa that would coordinate district-scale water and energy systems, more public open space and governance for shared infrastructure; commissioners asked for clearer governance, displacement safeguards and funding pathways.
The San Francisco Planning Commission heard an informational presentation March 6 on recommendations from the Central SoMa EcoDistrict task force, which studied ways to coordinate energy, water and open-space strategies across roughly 24 city blocks.
Kate McGee of the Planning Department introduced task-force consultants and materials and said the group brought together neighborhood residents, utilities, developers and city agencies to identify practical steps for a phased, district-scale approach. "In April of 2013, the Planning Department convened a task force as a means to engage public and private stakeholders to collaborate and…
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