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City and Port map big changes for waterfront; MTA outlines transportation goals ahead of EIRs
Summary
Planning staff and Port and MTA officials told the Planning Commission they are coordinating land‑use and transportation planning across the waterfront, emphasizing pilot projects (America's Cup), transit capacity fixes, and goals to inform project EIRs for Pier 3032, Pier 70 and Mission Rock.
City planning staff, Port staff and the Municipal Transportation Agency briefed the Planning Commission on Aug. 1 about coordinated waterfront land‑use work and the draft Waterfront Transportation Assessment designed to get transportation strategies in place before large environmental reviews and project EIRs.
Port planner Diane Oshima described the Waterfront Land Use Plan’s history, goals to diversify maritime and public uses, and the Port’s master plan work on Pier 70, Mission Bay parcels and other large sites. “The plan—was to diversify and open up the range of activities that could be developed along the waterfront,” the Port said in its remarks.
MTA’s Peter Albert summarized goals and near‑term pilots: expanded ferry terminals, testing a two‑way separated bike facility, streetcar “E Line” pilots with loops and terminal improvements, satellite parking pilots and a special events operations team to coordinate large crowds. He said the assessment will recommend high‑level strategies that project EIRs will later test and model.
Why it matters: Multiple major land‑use proposals — Pier 3032, Mission Rock, Pier 70 and related projects — are proceeding concurrently; the assessment is intended to coordinate transit and mitigation measures in advance of individual EIRs. Commissioners pressed for clarity about jurisdictional roles and funding and asked that transportation investments be timed to match or precede development.
Next steps: Staff will refine the draft waterfront assessment over the summer, engage further workshops and incorporate lessons from America's Cup pilots; project‑level EIRs for Pier 3032 and Sewall Lot 330 were described as project EIRs that will reference the assessment’s goals.
