C-1 Residential Emphasis Public Comments
Residential
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Gentrification is driving out diversity
Prefer the higher-density option (C-2)
Residential space is not designed as a destination area for people coming from
other areas of the city
Residential along Terry Francois Blvd. is too close to Pier 50 industrial uses
Too much residential, and is not compatible with the ballpark
Office/Retail
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Retail doesn’t appear to be tailored to pedestrian flow to and from the ballpark
Put some trust-compliant retail closer to the water, with bay views
Need a better mix between residential and office uses with a better interface
among adjacent uses (e.g. office next to Pier 50, office next to hotel, office on
Pier 48, restaurants on Pier 48, parking enlarged with park space on roofs)
Traffic/parking
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Pedestrian flow from the garage should be considered
Parking seems to dominate the site
Consider creating parking underneath open space
Consider a park and ride system
The parking garage should not front the streets; consider concealing/wrapping it
with retail uses or building part of it underground, with other uses on top
Parking appears sufficient, but eliminating the street grid could allow for more
creative and efficient development
Hotel
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Too large; 200 rooms maximum
It’s better to move hotel towers south
Open space
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This plan creates an open space deficit
Provide water access to China Basin Channel by the open space near Pier 48
Preserve the view corridor and leave it as open as possible
Piers
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Create smaller continuous greenbelts along the waterways and plazas inside of the
sites
Provide a portwalk with 20’ wide sidewalk and separated bike paths
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Miscellaneous
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At the edges of the streets, provide smaller-scale buildings that are architecturally
diverse
Consider whose views will be blocked with towers
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C-2 Residential Emphasis Public Comments
Residential
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Too much residential! There is enough residential in Mission Bay already – how
will the needs of additional residents be met (schools, emergency services, etc)?
Not enough residential
Residents take care of their neighborhoods, so this could potentially lead to less
crime and maintenance issues
Not compatible with ballpark
Residential along Terry Francois Blvd. is too close to Pier 50 industrial uses
Provide for a residential artist community
Office/Retail
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Add more retail near the parking garages
There is not enough retail or entertainment spaces; the lack of it is a missed
opportunity for ballpark patrons
Include retail on Third St. bridge and along China Basin Channel
Traffic/parking
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Plan a transportation system that serves the area without any additional parking
Not enough parking provided, inadequate for Giants’ needs
Not all streets need to accommodate cars
The parking structure is too small and in the wrong location – want pedestrian
flow to take advantage of retail
Break up the parking into smaller structures spread around each area
Shift the parking to the south end of the site
Cars will overwhelm the neighborhood during events
Should allow design flexibility to not continue the street grid if overall
development would be improved
Use piers for parking
1:1 parking to residential ratio is too high; need to unbundled residential lease
from parking space lease
Hotel
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Move towers south; should keep lower buildings on the north edge of the site
Open space
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Provide water access to China Basin Channel by the open space near Pier 48
Develop a promenade area along Terry Francois Blvd. with flowers and other
plants
Need more open space
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Residential located across from the major open space along China Basin Channel
could be better placed elsewhere
Buildings should front the open space without separating from the street
Provide more pedestrian/bicycle landscaped pathways
Around the open space and waterfront, keep the building scale small and diverse
Piers
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Make Pier 48 into an event space or an artists’ collective
How will potential cruise ship activity be accommodated (shuttles/buses/taxis for
pick-up/drop-off, etc.)?
Provide a portwalk with 20’ wide sidewalk and separated bike paths
Use them for parking
Miscellaneous
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A destination location should not be privatized
Consider higher towers at the south end of the site
The view corridor should have low-height buildings adjacent to it, with higher
buildings further away
Need to incorporate LID stormwater management
Maintain Channel St. view corridor
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Summary of key points for C1-C2 Residential Emphasis
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Not a publicly active space
Pier 50 industrial uses are not compatible with nearby residential
Too much parking / not enough parking
Bad mixtures of uses does not create the right flow
C-2 scheme clips the Channel St. view corridor
Consider not extending Terry Francois Blvd. all the way
Consider having pedestrian/bike only streets (but this could cause gridlock)
C-schemes do not take advantage of pedestrian flow to the ballpark as well as Aand B-schemes do
Is this over-planning for 82 games out of the year?
The street grid may take away something grand
SWL 337 could be finer grain than King St.
Consider having more small garages scattered throughout the site
Plan for active open space uses
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