Critics worry about development project's impacts on traffic, habitats and people
SF Public Press
Victoria Schlesinger
August 17, 2025
The public now has until September 10 to submit written comments about the 2,000-plus-page report, first released in mid-July, which discusses environmental concerns ranging from transportation and greenhouse gas emissions to accommodating sea level rise and girding for earthquakes.
Critics attending the San Francisco Planning Commission and Treasure Island Development Authority special joint meeting on Aug. 12 questioned the proposed project’s density, transportation hurdles and adherence to environmental regulations.
“The scoping comments call for density, but this level of density? We don’t think so,” said Saul Bloom, executive director of Arc Ecology, a Bay Area environmental nonprofit in operation since 1983.
The 400-acre Treasure Island and its sister Yerba Buena Island, which sit in San Francisco Bay between the city and the East Bay, under current plans are slated to house up to 20,000 residents compared to the several thousand who live there now.
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Victoria Schlesinger
August 17, 2025
The public now has until September 10 to submit written comments about the 2,000-plus-page report, first released in mid-July, which discusses environmental concerns ranging from transportation and greenhouse gas emissions to accommodating sea level rise and girding for earthquakes.
Critics attending the San Francisco Planning Commission and Treasure Island Development Authority special joint meeting on Aug. 12 questioned the proposed project’s density, transportation hurdles and adherence to environmental regulations.
“The scoping comments call for density, but this level of density? We don’t think so,” said Saul Bloom, executive director of Arc Ecology, a Bay Area environmental nonprofit in operation since 1983.
The 400-acre Treasure Island and its sister Yerba Buena Island, which sit in San Francisco Bay between the city and the East Bay, under current plans are slated to house up to 20,000 residents compared to the several thousand who live there now.
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The Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Redevelopment Plan for the Treasure Island / Yerba Buena Island Redevelopment Project was published 12 July 2010.
The Draft EIR can be downloaded at the City and County of San Francisco's Planning Department website: http://www.sfplanning.org/index.aspx?page=1828
Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, 10 September 2010.
Written comments should be addressed to:
Bill Wycko
Environmental Review Officer
San Francisco Planning Department
1650 Mission Street
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103
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