Meeting Highlights

The March meeting of HVNA will be held on Thursday, March 23rd at the First Baptist Church, 7 Octavia Blvd. The meeting runs from 7-8:30 pm and will focus on diverse aspects of our neighborhood. There will be a presentation on Living Streets and a possible pilot project on one of our alleys to show how this can enhance the livability in a dense neighborhood. We have asked for a presentation from BayRock Residential, the developers of 1844 Market St, the former Sue Mills property, which includes a large expanse on Market St next to the LGBT Center. There is also significant frontage along Waller St., which is where the parking entrance will be located. The proposal is to construct a 114-unit, 8-story, 80 foot tall residential building with about 5,470 square feet of ground floor retail space on Market Street. The developers will be going before the Planning Commission on April 6th, and this will be a good opportunity to see their current proposal. Also on the agenda will be representatives from OES and NERT discussing emergency preparedness. With the 100th anniversary of the ‘06 Fire and Earthquake soon upon us, we all need to be aware of how we can better prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies.

The April meeting of HVNA will be held on Thursday, April 27th. At this meeting we will have a presentation on the traffic survey of our neighborhood soon to be completed by the City. With the opening of Octavia Blvd, transit through our neighborhood has changed greatly. This has affected private vehicles, MUNI, bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as neighbors who report incessant noise and difficulty exiting driveways. SF Bicycle Coalition has asked to speak about changes to the bike lanes on Market St, too. We are also planning a neighborhood-oriented emergency preparedness presentation. This will build on the details from the March program, and help us to be prepared at our neighborhood level.

We encourage you to attend, and participate, in these meetings.