[Carfreeliving] Scoping for the EIR on UC Extension

[Jason Henderson]

Greetings fellow carfree travellers. I received a notice today for the 
anticipated scoping meeting for the EIR on the UC Extension project 
(Laguna-Herman-Haight-Buchanan). As you may recall, this is a proposal 
for 450 housing units and 314 parking spaces on 5.8 acres. Big  urban 
infill potential in transit rich, walkable, bikeable area.  Oral 
comments will be allowed here, and written comments can be submitted. 
Meeting is June 29th, 6pm, LGBT Center.

Would it behoove us to ask that the EIR include consideration of an 
alternative with no parking, and an alternative with 0.3:1 parking? Has 
this ever been requested at this stage of the EIR process? Anyone out 
there with more experience on these scoping meetings? Theoretically we 
have an opportunity to shape the breadth and depth of the EIR, correct? 
Creating a paper trail advocating carfree development does seem like a 
good idea. Would Walk SF, TLC, and SF Bike be interested in drafting 
letters asking for carfree or carlite alternatives to be considered?  On 
the other hand, is the CEQA process (with LOS dictating) so rigged that 
for tactical reasons advocating for carfree at the EIR stage is not 
advised at this stage? Any thoughts?

-jh

Jason Henderson 
San Francisco CA 
(415)-255-8136
jhenders at sbcglobal.net 

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