[Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform

[Rachel Hiatt]

This reminds me that the Planning Dept really has an opportunity to take
advantage of MTC's Housing Incentive Program (HIP) grants, awarded to
transit-first housing projects.  Maybe UC Extension and Planning can
work together to submit an application and thus have more money for all
the streetscape improvements etc.  Prop K provides money for the
required local match.

-Rachel

-----Original Message-----
From: Carfreeliving-bounces at livablecity.org
[mailto:Carfreeliving-bounces at livablecity.org] On Behalf Of Jason
Henderson
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 2:22 PM
Cc: carfreeliving at livablecity.org
Subject: Re: [Carfreeliving] SPUR and Transportation Reform

I have already learned more about the MUNI fare cut debacle in 1/2 an 
hour than all the fishwrappers and punditocracy combined!

Seriously, thanks Dave for stetting this up. For those that don't know 
Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association just elected a new board and I can

safely say that just about every board member supports reduced parking 
(or car-free development) at the UC Extension campus on Laguna@ Market- 
whatever that redevelopment might be. Latest iteration by developers is 
for 424 housing units, with 325-370 new parking spaces. 10 car-share 
pods. But we will need the support of all of y'all to really get this 
redevelopment shaped in a sustainable and socially just manner. There 
are members (not board members) of HVNA that still think the ratio 
should be 2:1, or are happy with the 0.69 - 0.78:1 ratios now proposed.

The potential for this 5.8 acre urban infill is enormous. I would hope 
that SPUR, the Gaurdian, and Rescue Muni would all weigh-in for positive

social change by making this a model for car-free or at least car-lite 
development. 

-jh

Joel Pomerantz wrote:

>> At 11:39 AM -0800 3/1/05, Steve Jones wrote:
>> Progressives would never accomplish anything in this town if they 
>> always felt constrained by this "realistic" defeatism.
>
>
> Not to mention the imperative to work on ambitious visionary plans in 
> the hope of preventing global human extinction.
>
> Joel
>
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