From today’s Examiner,

A library, museum and new entrance into the Balboa Park BART station are among the proposals in a transit-oriented mixed-use development plan The City aims to create around the busiest transit hub in the southern part of town.

The Balboa Park Station Area Plan calls for 1,780 new apartments and 104,680 square feet of commercial development not far from City College of San Francisco’s Ocean Avenue campus. It also includes a 6,000-square-foot library scheduled to break ground at Ocean and Plymouth avenues next spring, said Mindy Linetzky, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Public Library system.

On Tuesday, residents will have a chance to offer their thoughts about what should be included in the environmental impact report that’s scheduled for completion later this year. [more...]

As housing gets more expensive and residents look to move into more affordable neighborhoods, as well as when the cost and availability of parking downtown becomes prohibitive, look for these transit villages to take shape. Not only will this add to the communities in which they are located, but they will also add to reduced congestion in the city center as cars park further out and workers commute in on MUNI, CalTrain, or BART.

Plan aims to bring transit village to Balboa Park [Examiner]
Concept of putting housing with transit begins to take off [SFHomeBlog]
Visitation Valley vs. Ingersoll Rand [SFHomeBlog]
Third Street rail on track for January run [SFHomeBlog]

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