Inching forward
The San Francisco supervisors approved the environmental impact report for a large redevelopment project in Bayview-Hunters Point. The Navy has spent approximately $400 million on clean-up to date and expects to spend an additional $500 million over the next several years.
The Plan
The plan calls building 110,500 residential units, 320 acres of parkland and open space and retail and commercial space at the 720-acre site, including andlestick Park and the Alice Griffith public housing project. The plan also calls for a 69,000-seat stadium for the San Francisco 49ers, to be be replaced by residential and commercial space if the team moves to Santa Clara.
Both the city and Lennar (The Developer), believe the project will create 10,000 permanent jobs and 5,582 construction jobs in the 20 years it will take to complete. Lennar will also spend $25 million for community benefits and job training.
There is more to deal with, but this is a big step, after some 20 years, towards development on the once toxic superfund site. New [proposals and some concerned regarding car pollution and road/bridge locations that need to be ironed out. Lennar claims to have spent 30 million to contractors in the BVHP Area, 72% of total. $19.8 million to minority contractors in the BVHP Area, 48% of total, with 77% of work hours going to minority workers.
Its Green
Hunters Point Shipyard will be the first neighborhood in San Francisco powered entirely by clean, reliable public power. In the new “Green Public Power Community,” the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will deliver reliable, 100 percent renewable and cost-competitive power to new residents and businesses of the current and future developments through its extensive hydropower, solar and other renewable energy generation projects.
The development will be powered largly by hydro and solar power. BVHP will be a microosm of how to power cities using solar and wind power as well as newer technologies such as fuel cell and tidal energy.
Those who opposed had issues with transportation and pollution issues. Environmentalists and the the Golden Gate Audubon Society, say the proposed bridge over the wetland habitat would disturb the natural region by introducing pollution into a fragile area.
I like the way this is developing as both good for the community and a real world study in clean power. Im not sure whether the Lennar plan is the right plan, but I am sure San Francisco is the right City.
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