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Planning Commission certifies Park Merced final EIR after 4–3 vote
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After hours of public comment and expert testimony, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the final environmental impact report for the Park Merced Mixed-Use Development Program by a 4–3 vote, with commissioners split over historic preservation, displacement and phasing.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 4–3 on Feb. 10, 2011, to certify the final environmental impact report for the Park Merced Mixed-Use Development Program, clearing the EIR to serve as the environmental document for later decisions on zoning, a development agreement and other entitlements.
Supporters told the commission the FEIR provides a thorough analysis and that the redevelopment could bring transit investments, new housing and infrastructure improvements to the city’s southwest side. “It is far reaching in goals … a sustainable, livable development,” said Gail Chen Strang, a Park Merced resident and architect, urging certification. Project staff said errata…
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