Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Project

Inner Sunset Merchants Association - She owns property on 9th Avenue. - There was no study done on the 9th Avenue corridor. - She believes that this report is not properly done. - She will continue to oppose the EIR until the report is properly done.

San Francisco Tree Council - She objects to the garage and the draft EIR as it is because it does not adequately deal with the issue of traffic.

SF Bicycle Coalition - There are improvements that still need to be addressed in this EIR.

California Academy of Sciences - This document is adequate and complete. - Phase I appropriately balances the need for all users.

California Academy of Sciences - The committee of the academy will submit a formal response to the Concourse Authority. - The academy believes that Phase I has adequately taken into consideration the renovation of the Academy. - The Academy will not support any alternative that eliminates access to the public of the concourse.

- He opposes the renovation of the park as well as the garage.

Richmond District Neighbors - There is misinformation throughout the EIR. - He submitted a counter proposal that he would like the Commission to consider.

- She supports Phase I of this project and to make the concourse safe and accessible. - She does not have an objection to the underground component. - She hopes Phase II will be examined more fully.

- She has been a long-time volunteer and docent at the Academy of Sciences for over 25 years. - She has some concerns about the negative effects to the institutions in the park. - She agrees with the pedestrian commodities yet there is a need for more services for children and handicap people. - She hopes the Commission looks carefully at a through road--either underground or above ground--because it could affect the integrity of the park.

- She is opposed to the garage. - Prop J did not mandate a garage it authorized a garage. - The opening statement in this EIR is misleading and needs to be changed.

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition - They are opposed to this garage but are in support for improvements to the park and public transportation to the park as well. - This EIR is a flawed document. - There has been no consideration to the safety of pedestrians and bicycle traffic.

Board of Education - This garage was the key to bringing a compromise to renovate the park. - She believes that the garage should be built as soon as possible so that the renovation of the other parts of the park can move forward.

SPUR - He recommends that the Commission approve this EIR.

Fine Arts Museums - She read a letter from someone who supports the EIR but could not attend the meeting because of a disability.

Commissioner of the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority - He believes that the no vehicle alternative could be  flushed out from the EIR. - The mitigation section does deal a lot with the north side of the park. Some language on the south part of the park could be added.

- He is very disturbed with the EIR for this project. - This project will make this park into a more  park friendly park, which will cause traffic congestion problems. - It is time that San Francisco concentrate on its transit-first policy.

San Francisco Tomorrow - She opposes the way Phase I and Phase II are described in this EIR. - This EIR is inadequate and should be sent back for further work.

NPNA - She does not object to the garage in this park or improvements to the park. - She is concerned that the improvement will come at a very high cost to the neighbors. - There will be an increase in traffic and vehicles–causing people to cruise around looking for free parking. - She is also concerned with crime and graffiti on the structure. - She urges the Commission to allow revisions to the design.

Inner Sunset Merchants and Residents - This is a very complicated and radical proposal for this park. - Congestion is very much of an issue. - He asked the Commission to look at this report quite closely.

- He knows every detail of this park. - The general garage plan will cause many negative impacts on the park and the neighborhood. - Alternatives have been presented that address all the issues brought up, yet they were not considered. - He would like the Planning Department to consider alternatives presented by individual who do not belong to the funding bodies.

Alliance for Golden Gate Park - He is concerned that public transportation will be stalled because of the heavy traffic this project will cause. - Please send back the EIR and have a more thorough one done.

North Park Neighbors Association - She is concerned with the visual aspects of the garage. It is very industrial. A bit of a gaping hole with a utilitarian design. - She would like the design to be more elegant. - She would like the design of the garage be a part of the EIR.

North Park Neighbors Association - He is concerned that the neighborhood will become something he and his family did not expect when they first moved there. - He is concerned that this garage will have a negative impact on the neighborhood instead of a positive one. - He hopes that the Commission will allow this report to be more thoroughly done.

North Park Neighbors Association - She is concerned about pedestrian safety since the garage will increase the public access to the park.

North Park Neighbors Association - Traffic is a big concern to him and his fellow neighbors. - He is concerned with the elimination of the free parking spaces. - The garage will increase the traffic and this will impact the neighborhood. - This report fails to address the issue of traffic impact.

Inner Sunset Neighbors Association - He understands that the neighborhood does not oppose the garage. The issues the neighbors have are that the traffic will be impacted and that additional traffic studies need to be done because they feel that they have not been done with sufficient detail.

North Park Neighbors Association - She is a member of the North Park Neighbors Association. - She is concerned that the expansion of this project will create an impact on her neighborhood. - This garage will create an impact on the traffic in this neighborhood. - She would like to thank the Concourse Authority for providing information and answering their questions.

Save Golden Gate Park - This EIR is not very efficient. - The EIR fails to consider the impact of the current expansion of the museum and Academy of Sciences. - There are hundreds of unanswered questions that were not placed in the minutes of the Concourse Authority meetings.

Fine Arts Museums - She supports the EIR and feels that the Planning Department has done an adequate job dealing with all the issues presented. - This project will allow access to the disabled public.