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Planning staff outline Central Corridor draft: targeted growth near transit, protections for small‑lot character and study of height alternatives
Summary
Department staff presented an informational draft of the Central Corridor Plan, which focuses growth on limited opportunity sites south of Market and near transit, proposes MUO zoning in parts, offers a higher‑height alternative, and emphasizes protections for small‑lot fabric, historic resources and new public‑realm and open‑space concepts; staff plans a draft plan release and EIR kickoff in the coming weeks.
Planning Department staff gave a comprehensive informational briefing on the Central Corridor Plan, a South‑of‑Market area study intended to guide future job and housing growth near the central subway, Caltrain and other transit investments.
John Grama and Steve Wertheim summarized the regional projection context (ABAG) and explained that the department is planning for San Francisco’s allocated share of regional growth, emphasizing transit‑served priority development areas. Staff identified a relatively small set of large opportunity parcels south of Harrison and near Caltrain as primary sites for additional density and…
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