San Francisco Planning, in partnership with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure

TRANSIT CENTER DISTRICT PLAN

Sustainable Urban Systems SymposiumStanford University June 2016

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The New Heart of Downtown

Downtown Plan 1985: Compact, Walkable, Transit-Oriented

Market S

treet T

ransit Spine

< 20 min. walk

Downtown Plan: Extending the Office District South of Market

Highest Allowed Heights prior to

plan adoption(550’)

Development Transfer

District

Downtown Plan: Extending the Office District South of Market

Transbay Terminal

Demolition of the Embarcadero Freeway

Transbay Redevelopment and

Rincon Hill Plans(2005)

New Downtown Residential Neighborhoods

Major Regional Transit Investment: Transit Center and DTX

Targeted Growth Around Primary Regional Transit Hub

Transit CenterProject

Transit Center District Plan Area

Private and Public parcels

around Transit Center,

including Transbay

Redevelopment Area

Zone 2

High Density Land Use at Major Transit Center: Capitalize on new major transit investment with appropriate land use

response in the downtown core

Building on the Urban Design Element and Downtown Plan, analyze:

Analyze the downtown form Identify opportunities and set guidelines and standards to build a

high-quality public realm and provide public amenities

Generate more revenue to support the complete Transbay Transit Center/Downtown Rail Extension project and other public improvements

Ensure the district is an example of comprehensive environmental sustainability

Objectives

Transit Center District Plan

Dolores Park

Conceptual Illustration Only

Urban Form: Previous Heights

Dolores Park

Conceptual Illustration Only

Urban Form: Approved Heights

City Form | Emphasizing the Transit Core

Plan Area Buildout PotentialNet Additional Space Increment over

Existing Zoning

Office Space 6.35 million gsf +2.2 million gsf

Housing Units 1,300 +800

Hotel Rooms 975 +800

Retail Space 85,000 gsf --

Total Space 9.39 million gsf +4.02 million gsf

Affordable Housing

State law requires 35% of all units built in the Transbay Redevelopment Area be affordable.

City is building as many 100% affordable projects as possible on public parcels to help meet this requirement.

Lack of available sites makes off-site BMR impractical in Redevelopment Area for private developments, hence on-site requirement.

TCDP development projected to generate up to $117M from Jobs-Housing Linkage Fees for affordable housing citywide

Urban Design Controls and Guidelines

Active ground floor uses

Defining the streetwall

Separation of towers

Public Realm: Streets and Circulation

Plan Open Space

City Park 5.4 acTransbay Park 1.1 acNatoma Street Plaza 1.3 ac2nd/Howard Plaza 0.6 acMission Square 0.5 acShaw Plaza 0.1 acLiving Streets 0.6 acOscar Park 1.4 acEssex Street 0.25 ac

Plan Would Help Create and Fund11+ Acres of New Open Space…

…and provide an additional $12.5+ millionfor open space improvements

outside of the Plan Area.

Historic Resources

Public Improvement Costs

Streets and Pedestrian Circulation (est. $278m)o Sidewalk widening and mid-block crossingso Streetscape improvementso Underground TTC-BART/Muni pedestrian connector ($125M)*

Transit and Other Transportation (est. $2.6B)o Downtown Rail Extension ($2.54B)*o BART station capacity improvementso Additional Traffic and Congestion Studies

Open Space (est. $117m)o Transit Center Park ($50M)* o 2nd/Howard Plazao Connections to Transit Center Parko Improvements to other downtown parks

Sustainable Resource District Utilities (est. $159m/TBD)

o District Energy or CHPo Recycled/Non-Potable Water

*Transit Center Program-related

Existing Fee Requirements & Revenues

Affordable Housing: $117Mo Jobs-Housing Linkage (Commercial) -- $20/sfo Inclusionary Housing (Residential) – 15% on-site/20% off-site

Transit: $60Mo $12/sf (SFMTA only)

Downtown Open Space: $12M o $2/sf (Commercial only; for Recreation & Parks Dept.)

Childcare: $6Mo $1/sf (Commercial only)

Water and Wastewater Capacity: $5M

Schools

Funding Program from Additional Fees and Special Taxing District

Public Improvements -- except transit system costs-- fully funded through new Plan-related revenues and existing dedicated funding sources

TJPA Revenue : $700+/- M NPV for Downtown Rail Extension, City

Park (from Mello-Roos and Impact Fees)

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