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Originally Posted by biggerhigherfaster
Meh, I never thought the Treasure Island project was such a good idea. Building skyscrapers and 5-10k housing units mixed with "urban farms" on landfill that is relatively unhabited at the moment and trying to minimize/eliminate cars...while providing limited transportation options to/from the island? Seemed more like a pipe dream for city planning academics than anything else
Didn't seem like the brightest idea. Imo, Treasure Island should remain mostly parkland with some housing. If we want dense development, it should be in SF or Oakland
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not sure which part is a bad idea. building on available land, which is currently underutilized, maximizing sustainability, or providing a mix of land uses?
there would be direct (and short!) ferry service to within walking distance of hundreds of thousands of jobs in downtown san francisco and access by bus and private automobile bypassing most of the morning rush hour at the toll plaza and macarthur maze.
the developers involved surely don't think it's a pipe dream - remember that this master plan was not created by the city planning department. it was created by a developer.