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BRIDGE Housing at 25

The BRIDGE Housing Corporation, a non-profit company considered by many to be the state’s foremost developer of affordable housing, has built more than 13,000 housing units since its founding in 1983.

Salvation Army’s new Turk Street Center

The Salvation Army’s Turk Street Center, designed by Herman Coliver Locus, is that rare building which both honors the context of an historic district and stands out as decidedly contemporary.

Cargo Way/Bay Trail Conceptual Design Study

Planning effort to develop a conceptual master plan for Cargo Way, a segment of the Bay Trail in Bayview Hunter’s Point. Presently an industrial boulevard serving the City’s cargo and freight transportation needs, the process established strategies and guidelines for a safe and attractive mix used street shared with pedestrians and cyclists.

Book Review: Design for Ecological Democracy

eco-democracy

This densely written and wonderfully illustrated book seeks answers to questions such as: what is wrong with the cities we have created and what can be done to correct our mistakes?

Glen Park Community Plan

The Glen Park Community Plan is one of several planning efforts underway in the City’s transit-served neighborhoods. Glen Park with its BART station is a piece of the Citywide Action Plan to meet the need for housing and jobs.