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Planning Commission initiates Transit Center District Plan, clears path for EIR and zoning changes
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to initiate general plan, planning code and zoning map amendments for the Transit Center District subarea and to move forward with environmental review. Staff said the plan adds capacity for office growth, creates 11 acres of new open space and proposes impact fees to help fund the Transbay Transit Center and downtown rail extension.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously May 3 to initiate a package of general‑plan, planning‑code and zoning‑map amendments known as the Transit Center District subarea plan, and to proceed with the environmental review needed to advance the plan to the Board of Supervisors.
Planning Department Director John Grama and staff presented the plan as a comprehensive strategy to concentrate new office and some housing capacity around the Transbay Transit Center and to capture land value to help finance the transit center and a proposed downtown rail extension. Grama said the plan’s goals include generating revenue for the transit improvements, implementing the downtown plan’s high‑density core, adding capacity for…
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