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Planning Commission hears Better Market Street presentation, explores bike, transit and car-free options
Summary
Planning Department and DPW presented a vision to revitalize Market Street with six districts, design 'nodes,' two bicycle facility options and transit alternatives; commissioners praised the goals but raised trade-offs on stop spacing, retail activation and auto restrictions.
San Francisco Planning Department planning representative Neil Rochowy and Department of Public Works project manager Chris Epprich presented the Better Market Street vision to the Planning Commission on Sept. 13, outlining plans to redesign Market Street from Octavia Boulevard to the Embarcadero.
Rochowy told commissioners that the Planning Department is the “urban design lead for the Better Market Street project,” responsible for ensuring Market Street “is designed to provide an active, attractive, diverse, safe and intriguing public realm.” Epprich said the project team is in the concept-planning phase, expects environmental review in 2012–2014 and aims for a…
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