Hello Everyone, The TWG should have done an evaluation of the C3 legislation that has been through the Planning Commission and is now going to the BofF, Land Use Committee. The c3 legislation will supercede anything specifically addressing Mid-Market. While the party (through the TWG) has not taken a position on the c3 legislation, we can testify individually in favor of lowering parking minimums and establishing stringent parking maximums (that kind of thing is in our transportation plank). If you can, go to the hearing at 1 p.m. in Room 263 and testify or send e-mails to Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org, gerardo.sandoval@sfgov.org, jake.mcgoldrick@sfgov.org and mary.red@sfgov.org (clerk of land use). Below the digest that follows is an e-mail from John Avalos (in CHris Daly's office). Sue Vaughan Here is the digest from Tom Raulovich: Supervisor Daly's legislation to reform residential parking in the downtown (C-3) districts will be heard Wednesday at the Land Use Committee. This legislation is a long-overdue reform aimed at increasing the supply and affordability of downtown housing while preserving the downtown's historic transit-oriented character. This legislation will reduce the amount of traffic generated by new housing Downtown, which will help us in our efforts to reclaim road space Downtown for wider sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and transit lanes, and will allow Muni service to move more effectively through downtown's congested streets. A downtown that generates less traffic will reduce also reduce the public health and environmental impacts of traffic on the surrounding dense residential neighborhoods, including SoMa and the Tenderloin, and will facilitate goods movement to production, distribution, and repair (PDR) uses on the edges of downtown. It will also, by eliminating garage entrances and port cocheres on major transit, bicycle, and transit routes, reduce traffic conflicts and improve the attractiveness and safety of walking, bicycling, and transit use in our downtown. The legislation proposes to: 1. Eliminate minimum parking requirements for dwelling units 2. Establish a by-right maximum for dwelling units of 1 space per 4 units, with more units allowed by conditional use 3. Establish maximum parking cap for dwelling units of 1 space per 2 units 4. Eliminate minimum dimensions and independent accessibility requirements for off-street spaces 5. Require any off-street parking to be below-grade , or on the ground floor and wrapped in active uses on all public frontages; partial exceptions allowed for sloping sites with Commission review and wrapping of any above-grade parking with active uses. 6. Establish limits on width of garage openings to off-street parking and loading. 7. Prohibit sidewalk narrowing and port-cocheres for loading or parking, and prohibit garage entrances on Market Street, Folsom Street, Embarcadero, Stockton Street, California Street, Geary Street, Powell Street, Montgomery Street, and Grant Avenue. 8. Establish bicycle parking requirements for residential uses of 1 space per 2 units for projects up to 50 units, and 1 space per 4 units for projects larger than 50 units 9. Require 1 dedicated space for car sharing vehicles for each 200 dwelling units 10. Require that parking spaces be sold/leased separately from dwellings in projects of more than 10 units, and provides exceptions for affordable housing projects. Here is John's e-mail: Hey Sue Thanks for these points. the c3 legislation is going to the Land Use Committee on Wed Dec 7, starting at 1pm. It would be important to have these points heard there. I've cc'd this to Rachel who's working on the legislation and who's does chris schedule. She can perhaps confirm if one of us can be there. I'm not available on the 10th, but maybe one of them is. Best, John John Avalos Legislative Aide to Supervisor Chris Daly 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Room 244 San Francisco, CA 94102 415-554-7970 phone 415-554-7974 fax 415-5227 TDD/TTY "susan_e_vaughan@ juno.com" <susan_e_vaughan@ To juno.com> John.Avalos@sfgov.org cc 11/17/2005 08:25 transpo@sfgreens.org, PM tom@livablecity.org Subject Mid-Market summit re. transportation, December 10, 3 o 5 p.m. Hi John, The Transportation Working Group of the San Francisco Green Party is planning on holding a summit to create a campaign behind the following three aspects of transportation in Mid-Market, whether or not there is redevelopment there. These three points are based on things that Jeremy Nelson was recommending before he went to Nelson/Nygaard. And most elements are probably included in the C3 legislation that Chris is working on with Tom Radulovich. They are as follows: 1) There should be no more than .25 parking spaces per housing unit, and we ask that you seriously consider going lower, with the greatest share of parking spaces used for car-share vehicles; 2) There should be no above-ground parking spaces other than the minimum required for the operation of the buildings and the safety of building occupants; 3) The redevelopment plan should include funds specifically dedicated to expanding the bicycle lane network, engineering the Market Street bike lanes, and pedestrian improvements such as countdown signals at all corners within the plan area; This summit will be on Saturday, December 10, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the SFGP office at 1028a Howard Street, between 6th and 7th streets. So far Jim Meko, Jazzie Collins, and Jeremy Nelson have all agreed to participate. I am waiting to hear back from April Veneracion, Angelica Cabande or someone else from SOMCAN. I'm wondering if you have a phone number for SOMCAN. We would also like you to know that you (or Chris or anyone else from Chris's office) are invited to participate. This could be a good opportunity to build community support for the C3 legislation. I look forward to hearing from you. Sue Vaughan (415) 668-3119