Downtown core
Named in the records1966–2023
82 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1966–2023: 27 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 55 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 82: 27 Board decisions, 55 facts from city reports
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- 1966–2023
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The 60 most telling of its 82 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Downtown core streets (Mission, Market, Turk, Ellis, O'Farrell, Geary, Post, Sutter, Bush, Powell, Stockton, Kearny, Montgomery, Sansome, Battery, Front, Washington, Clay) · finding: already operating at 75% or more of vehicle capacity in the peak hour | finding | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1968 | Downtown core area · floor area sqft: 5,026,000 square feet in buildings over 10 stories | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | City Planning Commission parking program · recommendation: program of fringe parking belts outside the core areas | recommendation | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core · finding: short-term parking facilities appropriate only peripheral to and outside the downtown core | finding | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core area · floor area sqft: 1,491,000 square feet under construction | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core area garages · other: 67 garages with more than 16,000 spaces | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core area surface lots · other: 51 lots with 4250 spaces | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core area parking supply · other: parking supply increasing 1400 spaces annually | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core area streets · finding: streets generally operating at capacity during the peak commute period | finding | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Short-term parking facilities policy · recommendation: Short-term parking facilities in convenient locations near or adjacent to but not within the downtown core | recommendation | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Parking facilities in downtown core · recommendation: Conditional use review, or establish parking facilities as a use not permitted in the area by amending the Planning Code | recommendation | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown Core Automobile Control Area · recommendation: Parking structure as principal use not permitted | recommendation | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown core · other: Downtown core boundary as defined in the Plan for Transportation | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-07-28 | Supervisor Barbagelata asked the City Attorney to draft a $3.00 (≈ $18.79 in 2026 dollars) parking meter fine outside the downtown core. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco work travel survey · other: 3,189 workers surveyed in downtown core area | finding | City report: Final report on the Joint Fare Prepayment Demonstration Design Project scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco · other: 3,189 workers represented in 1977 survey of downtown core area | site | City report: Final report on the Joint Fare Prepayment Demonstration Design Project scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco · other: over 177,000 workers in downtown core area | site | City report: Final report on the Joint Fare Prepayment Demonstration Design Project scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco work travel · other: sample believed to represent over 177,000 workers | finding | City report: Final report on the Joint Fare Prepayment Demonstration Design Project scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Downtown Core Automobile Control Area · other: area designated on the Interim Controls Map where parking standards apply | site | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Downtown Core Short-term Parking Area · other: area designated on the Interim Controls Map where parking standards apply | site | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Downtown Core Automobile Control Area · other: accessory parking with 10 or more spaces allowed only as conditional use approved by Planning Commission | measure | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Downtown Core Automobile Control Area · other: fleet or pool facilities for 10 or more vehicles prohibited | measure | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1980 | Downtown core area · floor area sqft: 3,800,000 square feet of office space to be added by 1980 | site | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-03-15 | Hearing on protests against a proposed downtown Core Area transit maintenance district opened; consideration was continued. | hearing | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-04-19 | The Board concluded its hearing on protests against forming a downtown Core Area Transit Maintenance District; no decision is printed yet. | hearing | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Evaluate possible extension of Southern Pacific/Caltrain rail service · proposes: Extension of SP/Caltrain's commute trains to a terminal closer to the core of the downtown is under consideration | action | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown parking policy · recommendation: Convert existing long-term commuter parking in the core to short-term parking | recommendation | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown core · recommendation: Develop as an automobile control area | recommendation | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Through traffic · recommendation: Channel around the downtown core | recommendation | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown core parking facilities · recommendation: Encourage short-term use of existing parking facilities | recommendation | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown short-term parking · recommendation: Provide additional short-term parking facilities in peripheral locations around but not within the downtown core, adjacent to major thoroughfares | recommendation | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Clear zone legislation · other: area extending five feet back from the property lines at each corner | measure | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Downtown core street capacity · finding: Total street capacity significantly reduced near the downtown core; travel very constrained | finding | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Arcades and through-block pedestrianways · recommendation: Implement proposals for arcades and through-block pedestrianways as shown on Map 17 and listed on Figure 13 | recommendation | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Kearny Street western edge of downtown core · finding: warrants special attention for wind conditions from abrupt height changes | finding | City report: Sun, wind, and comfort : a study of open spaces and sidewalks in four downtown areas scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Downtown core automobile control area · recommendation: Develop the downtown core as an automobile control area | recommendation | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Western edge of downtown core along Kearny Street · finding: Warrants special attention for controlling adverse wind conditions from new development | finding | City report: Sun, wind, and comfort : a study of open spaces and sidewalks in four downtown areas scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Downtown Area Plan · finding: Guide location of office development to maintain a compact downtown core and minimize displacement of other uses | finding | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-02-18 | Board continued the ordinance creating a Downtown Core Area with higher overtime parking fines to February 24, 1986. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-02-24 | Downtown Core Area parking rules and higher overtime fines passed for second reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-02-24 | Proposed downtown core parking changes raise overtime fines and add meters in yellow zones; passed for second reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-03-03 | Downtown Core Area created, overtime parking fines raised, and parking meters required in yellow zones, passed on final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-09-02 | A proposed ordinance would set a separate penalty for parking meter violations in the downtown core; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Downtown core and South of Market offices · other: Vacancy rate of 20% in the Downtown core and 18% in the South of Market | finding | City report: Neighborhood commercial rezoning : economic impact assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Downtown C-3 zoning area, eastern sub-area · finding: transit mode share over 58 percent for workers in eastern sub-area of downtown core | finding | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Downtown C-3 zoning area, western sub-area · finding: transit share about 51 percent for workers in western sub-area of downtown core | finding | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-06-01 | Mayor urged to press for metered yellow zones in the downtown core to [name withheld] and South of Market; amendment adopted. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | Downtown core · recommendation: Develop the downtown core as an automobile control area | recommendation | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | Downtown pedestrian circulation · recommendation: Create a pedestrian network in the downtown core area that includes streets devoted to pedestrian use | recommendation | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | Tenderloin Task Force · other: periodic sweeps of suspected prostitutes and drug sellers in the downtown core | action | City report: Final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | Tenderloin Task Force · other: about 60 officers assigned | agency | City report: Final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Network Area · other: covers 1.2 square miles of the downtown core area | site | City report: Final report on the feasibility of electric system municipalization in San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Network Area · other: about 22,300 retail customers who consume more than half of the electricity distributed in SF | site | City report: Final report on the feasibility of electric system municipalization in San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Downtown Streetscape Plan · recommendation: Implement a Downtown Streetscape Plan to improve the downtown pedestrian circulation system, especially within the core | recommendation | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Supervisors passed on first reading an ordinance redefining the downtown core traffic boundaries around Washington, Stockton, 4th and King Streets. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-02-14 | Ordinance amending the Traffic Code's [name withheld] boundaries passed on first reading, covering Washington, Stockton, 4th and King Streets and The Embarcadero. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-02-22 | Supervisor Newsom's ordinance changing the [name withheld] traffic code boundaries was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-02-22 | [name withheld] area boundary for traffic rules changed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Plan for Transportation · adopted: Adopted by the City Planning Commission as an element of the City's Master Plan | event | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Downtown core · other: office vacancy rate 20% | site | City report: Neighborhood commercial rezoning : economic impact assessment scanned page ↗ |
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