<div> new facilities coming... it just make take 15-20 years....</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2010/08/speak_now_or_write_later_treasureyerba_buena_island_eir.html" target="_blank">http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2010/08/speak_now_or_write_later_treasureyerba_buena_island_eir.html</a></div>
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<div><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project</span></u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- <b>Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report</b> - </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA), the redevelopment agency for the project, is proposing a <i>Redevelopment Plan for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project</i> that would provide the basis for redevelopment of portions of Naval Station Treasure Island, owned by the Navy, once they are transferred to TIDA. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The project site is located on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island and the immediately surrounding waters (Assessors Block 1939, Lots 1 and 2). The proposed project would </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">include development on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island of up to 8,000 residential units; up to 140,000 square feet (sq. ft.) of new commercial and retail space; up to 100,000 sq. ft. of new office space; adaptive reuse of three historic buildings on Treasure Island with up to 311,000 sq. ft. of commercial, retail, and/or flex space; about 500 hotel rooms; rehabilitation of the historic buildings on Yerba Buena Island; new and/or upgraded public and community facilities; new and/or upgraded public utilities; about 300 acres of parks and public open space including shoreline access and cultural uses such as a museum; new and upgraded streets and public ways; bicycle, transit, and pedestrian facilities; <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">landside and waterside facilities for the Treasure Island Sailing Center</font>; landside services for an expanded marina; and a new Ferry Terminal and intermodal Transit Hub. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Infrastructure improvements would include geotechnical stabilization to improve seismic safety. The proposed project would also include green building specifications, programs to encourage transit use, design standards that would enable photovoltaic panel installation on most roofs, recycled water use, and other features promoting sustainability. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Construction and build-out would be phased and would be anticipated to occur over an approximately 15- to 20-year period. T</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">he proposed project would require amendments to the San Francisco Planning Code and the <i>San Francisco General Plan.</i> The Draft EIR identifies potentially significant, unavoidable environmental impacts on aesthetics, historic architectural resources, transportation, noise, air quality, wind and biological resources. </span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">reliminary Recommendation: No Action Required</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helv">Note</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helv">: Written comments will be accepted at the Planning Department’s offices until the close of business on August 26, 2010.</span></b></p>