SFist: What's to Become of Mission Bay?

joshb

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:58:45 -0800

For Mission Bay to succeed they need to abandon the big-box zoning and construction that has drawn so many comparisons to suburban development.

sirwalterralegh

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:41:08 -0800

Too true, bottombracket. But I do want to see Mission Bay/South Beach succeed. The area could really benefit from some more mid-range establishments, and a few 1 br's in the $1600-1900 range.

bottombracket

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:43:27 -0800

What's the definition of the Mission Bay/ South Beach lifestyle, anyway? Is it working in Menlo Park (or Redwood City, Palo Alto, Cupertino, San Mateo, or San Jose), but sleeping in San Francisco? Maybe it's driving 2 blocks to Safeway for groceries, or choosing between Panera, Subway, Amici's, or Border's cafe-- stuff they just don't get in the suburbs. Being closest to the freeway onramp that leads to Tahoe has got to count for something, too.

RinconHillSF

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:03:28 -0800

Everything is going to be all ight in Rincon Hill (and Mission Bay, for that matter) ... have you seen the construction of the widened sidewalk on Spear between Folsom and Harrison? LovelY! Designs for a new pocket park on Guy Place that will hopefully come to fruition in 2010 ... also LovelY! A dog run on Bryant at Beale just waiting for Caltrans to wrap up their west approach work - Yeah for No Leash Required Dog Runs! And murmurs that 45 Lansing development may be on the virge of breaking ground ... even in this doomsday financial environment. Oh, and there's the Transbay Transit Center Program ... with a President Elect who wants to create millions of jobs on the backs of "green" projects that are ready to go ... sounds like a check might be waiting to get this high speed rail component of the Transit Center project cranking along (granted, it'll still take years). Once people feel a little bit safer about their job security and prices come down a bit more, I imagine that folks will gladly move into these sunny side of San Francisco neighborhoods with nearby waterfront pedestrian promenades and such. Everything is going to be all right.

HHumbert

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:38:01 -0800

I'm still sore at them tearing down the driving range at Mission Bay. Pussies.