[Carfreeliving] contact Sup. Peskin - REJECT Bayshore Home Depot EIR

[Andy Thornley]

URGENT -- CONTACT SUPERVISOR PESKIN RIGHT NOW!

The controversial proposal to build a Home Depot store on Bayshore 
Boulevard is coming back to the Board of Supervisors one more time 
today (11/1 at 2:00pm) -- the Board will decide whether to approve 
the environmental impact report (EIR) for the project, a 
120,000-square-foot store with a 525-car multi-story garage and a 
5-lane driveway, and allow the project to move forward as designed. 
This project needs to be seriously scaled back and better integrated 
into th city's transportation systems -- Bayshore is a key 
north-south corridor for bikes (it's a Top 20 Bike Network route), 
Muni and yes, autos, and this mega-auto-magnet is a recipe for 
transportation trouble.

We understand that Board President Aaron Peskin is the swing vote in 
what will likely be a 6-5 decision -- please contact Supervisor 
Peskin right now and ask him to reject the EIR for its seriously 
deficient appraisal of transportation system impacts -- point out the 
absence of consideration for Muni's Prop-K funded Bus Rapid Transit 
on Bayshore, and a similar disregard for Bayshore as an 
officially-recognized Bicycle Network route linking the Bayview with 
neighborhoods to the north:

	(415) 554-7450   /   Aaron.Peskin at sfgov.org

And do try to come out for the Board of Supes meeting TODAY (11/1, 
City Hall, 2:00pm, Supervisors legislative chamber) and give public 
comment if you can.


Use your bell,


	--Andy--