realm, to make this a very lively, active, socially vibrant edge to the city. here is the current view at jackson street, looking back toward the embarcadero. our proposal is to take down the pedestrian freeway and replace it with this. this is a view of the new jackson st., is. you can see it supported by cafes and retail. finally, back along pacific park. likewise, open spaces, looking at places in which children can play, adults can enjoy espresso, picnics, and have a child- friendly place. we can review the details later. i too will be one of the most environmentally innovative buildings in the city. the values then talked about, fiduciary values. more and would leave the value this brings to a new waterfront for our city that would permanently affect, we think, a great new civic edge for a global city of san francisco. we can now have the block of time for ms. astor and her group. let me change the microphone, just a moment. ok, go ahead. sue hester. first, i want to
we would like to get started again. i could get everyone back in your seats. the joint hearing of the san francisco planning commission and recreation and park commission is back in session. before we start calling the names of the speakers, the president has, as. good morning. we do have over 60 cards i am in here. while we are the public process in san francisco, we re going to go ahead and allowed three minutes for each speaker. if you find yourself sharing the same opinion or, of the previous speaker, we would not discourage you from not using your full three minutes. president buell and i are going to call three names. we re going to call them in batches. as the commission secretary mentioned, if we could try to refrain from boos, hisses. calling the first batch of speakers. [reading names] i came to speak about what seems to be ignored, left out, not responded to, not just by staff, but by new commissioners. maybe that is because ceqa and nepa were passed
anywhere in the bay area. second, development commissions within the study area have changed fundamentally since the last major development, the golden gate way, as was built. the freeway has come down. the beltway has ceased to operate, and light industrial area to the north of washington street turned primarily to its use office and residential. the port has made tremendous strides in the past decade. the embarcadero, not, the ferry building, appears 1 through 5 are all moving toward an area we can be proud. the land side, however, has lagged behind. despite a number of very attractive buildings, streets, spaces, special areas in the neighborhood, the area does remain disconnected, and the public realm is visibly for for it. the northeast embarcadero study does address these conditions. we strive to create a unique waterfront experience to enter new development respects the content established by historic buildings. to establish opprobrious feet skied guidelines to provid
second, development commissions within the study area have changed fundamentally since the last major development, the golden gate way, as was built. the freeway has come down. the beltway has ceased to operate, and light industrial area to the north of washington street turned primarily to its use office and residential. the port has made tremendous strides in the past decade. the embarcadero, not, the ferry building, appears 1 through 5 are all moving toward an area we can be proud. the land side, however, has lagged behind. despite a number of very attractive buildings, streets, spaces, special areas in the neighborhood, the area does remain disconnected, and the public realm is visibly for for it. the northeast embarcadero study does address these conditions. we strive to create a unique waterfront experience to enter new development respects the content established by historic buildings. to establish opprobrious feet skied guidelines to provide safe, attractive, and in
streets that interrupt pedestrian movement. on the plus side, the study area the study area is located within a half mile of downtown. access to jobs, shops, culture, transit, and other amenities is certainly among the best anywhere in the bay area. second, development commissions within the study area have changed fundamentally since the last major development, the golden gate way, as was built. the freeway has come down. the beltway has ceased to operate, and light industrial area to the north of washington street turned primarily to its use office and residential. the port has made tremendous strides in the past decade. the embarcadero, not, the ferry building, appears 1 through 5 are all moving toward an area we can be proud. the land side, however, has lagged behind. despite a number of very attractive buildings, streets, spaces, special areas in the neighborhood, the area does remain disconnected, and the public realm is visibly for for it. the northeast embarcadero