The Cost of Good Intentions: Planning Gridlock in San Francisco

David Prowler — 2018-01-30T06:00:00Z

The culture of protest that marked development and planning in San Francisco during the 1970s and 1980s was a response to the trauma of urban renewal. But this culture has left an ambiguous legacy for the present, argues author David Prowler.
In San Francisco, diffusion of decision-making and a restrictive and bureaucratic planning culture have impeded the planning of the city and focused resources on procedural battles that fail to manage its recent growth boom. Indeed, gridlock is the goal

- Debates / urban planning, urban renewal, urban development, development, San Francisco, downtown development, neighborhood preservation, planning politics

Paying to Play in the Mission District

Naomi Adiv — 2015-02-16T05:50:00Z

Naomi Adiv unpacks a viral video showing an argument between longtime San Francisco residents and “dot-commers” over a soccer (futbol) field in the city, raising questions about how public spaces are allocated, who gets to use them, and who counts as “the public.”
The video appears
On October 9, 2014 the details surfaced of the latest battle in the San Francisco gentrification wars: a face-off between longtime residents and newcomer tech industry employees over the use of a soccer field in

- From the Field / gentrification, public space, United States, sport, football, fees, recreation, San Francisco

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The Cost of Good Intentions: Planning Gridlock in San Francisco

Paying to Play in the Mission District