Some neighbors call the project out of scale for the area, which has not grown beyond two- and three-story buildings in decades.
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved a housing project that is the first to be permitted under a new upzoning law designed to increase the city's housing supply, reports Brad Hamilton in CBS News.
The proposal would replace a two-story building with an eight-story condo tower, which opponents say is out of step with the rest of the low-rise neighborhood. "A spokesperson for the city's Planning Department said the project 'will add a mix of affordable and market rate apartments, including apartments for families - the critical 'missing middle' housing needed to keep families in the City.'" Commissioner Amy Campbell "acknowledged the awkward nature of the look," but said that is in part a result of the neighborhood not allowing more development until now.
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Debate over proposed 800-unit tower in San Francisco reveals generational divide in the housing crisis
Residents of the Marina District are up in arms over a proposed housing development above a Safeway store.
Report Shows San Francisco’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Would Produce Less Than Half of Needed Housing Units
The city’s economic analysis reveals that a rezoning proposal would yield from 8,504 to 14,646 units, well below the number required by the state.
San Francisco Mayor’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Faces Pushback, Displacement Concerns
Newly proposed legislation aims to protect long-term tenants from displacement caused by Mayor Lurie’s proposed zoning reform plan, which would allow for more housing construction in parts of the city.
Amtrak, CN end decades-long dispute with eight-year agreement
The new operating agreement establishes an updated framework for the companies to work together, including processes to resolve disputes.
Judges permit Denver to divert 77,000 acre feet from the Colorado River for reservoir expansion
Overuse and climate change have caused the Colorado River’s water levels to plummet.
Nation's most wind-powered state turns to coal as data centers increase energy demand
For the first time in decades, Iowa has increased its generation of coal power.
Boston has spent millions making the Green Line more accessible — and there’s no end in sight
While the city has invested millions into expanding and adding platforms to the Green Line to make it more accessible, new train cars set to arrive next year will be too tall for disabled passengers to board without raising the current platforms.
Idaho may see an 18% drop in federal surface transit funding — the largest estimated cut in the US
Transit systems in rural communities are much more reliant on federal funding to provide their services.
How ‘post-disaster gentrification’ alters neighborhoods after natural calamities
After hurricanes, fires or other calamities, the original residents of a community are often replaced by younger, wealthier residents.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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