It's urbanists vs. NIMBYs as San Francisco's Planning Commission prepares to vote on a new master plan that calls for more density and more affordable housing.
San Francisco's Planning Commission needs to find room for 31,000 new housing units:
"And because most land in San Francisco is already accounted for, that means allowing some buildings - especially those near Muni or BART - to become taller or house more people.
But many residents of the city's Richmond and Sunset districts worry they'll lose their yard, their parking spot or the breathing room afforded by low-rise housing."
Opponents use the word that strikes fear into the hearts of San Franciscans: "Manhattanization."
Read the full story: SF master plan for housing up for debate
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.
8-story tower is San Francisco's first project approved under new upzoning rules
Some neighbors call the project out of scale for the area, which has not grown beyond two- and three-story buildings in decades.
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.
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California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
The new neighborhood, titled Foundry Park, will one day host 3,700 residences.
California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO resigns after $600,000 scandal
Under Ian Choudri, the authority used taxpayer dollars to fund first class flights and trips to nightclubs.
Want to study the Missouri River? Soon, you may need unanimous approval from 10 states
Legislation would require 10 governors’ permission to study or build projects moving water outside the basin.
Desperate measures: Advocates weigh draining Lake Powell to fill Colorado River
Draining the reservoir could reduce evaporation losses by a couple hundred thousand acre-feet.
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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