Land Use Planning and Eastern Neighborhoods rezoning:

Sweeping land use changes are underway across San Francisco’s Eastern Neighborhoods, which for decades were dominated by freight and rail industries and sparsely populated by residents. Homes on Potrero Hill and Hunters Point were isolated from the rest of the City by treacherous hi-ways with truck and train traffic.

In the early 1990s Southern Pacific abandoned their last rail spur right-of-way along Division St when the Best Foods mayonnaise plant closed down at Florida & Mariposa. Theater Artaud productions across the street in the 1980s, had to work around the train schedule which caused considerable screech and rumble during performances!

Historic neighborhoods surrounding the old Mission Bay rail-yards, like SOMA, the North East Mission, Showplace Square and Dogpatch, are where San Francisco’s future lies. (area map).

Storage yards, and outdated buildings provide opportunities for infill development, helping the City move toward cleaner and greener businesses at this regional hub.

New zoning is being considered by the Planning Department to extract fees from future development, to fund special programs by the City. Many political factors are in play. There is some concern that these zoning proposals will unreasonably limit needed residential development, and will micro-manage business opportunities beyond what is productive or beneficial.

Transportation Issues

Rail industries will remain along the SF waterfront south of Mission Bay, along the bayshore side of the 3rd Street corridor. The Blue Greenway along the eastern shoreline provides public access to the waterfront, and is a part of a Bay Area regional Bay Trail.

The Mission Creek rail corridor was an important and historic Right-of-Way into the Mission district, and remains full of opportunities to improve the public access through this vital yet congested area.

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