UPDATE - Due to proposed transportation safety improvements that will be implemented as part of the Folsom Streetscape Project and other tree structural conditions, the SFMTA initially proposed to remove (14) trees and proposed (34) new trees to be planted along the project corridor. Upon further analysis, the number of trees to be removed have been revised to (12) trees.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 10 AM to consider the following:
Folsom Streetscape Project
Hearing re: Removal of twelve (12) street trees
Twelve (12) street trees are proposed for removal and thirty-four (34) new street trees are proposed to be planted on Folsom Street between 2nd and 11th Streets. Staff approved the removals, and the public has protested.
Folsom Streetscape Project Tree Removal Summary - October 2021
Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM Attend virtually: Click here to join the meeting Or call: 888.363.4734; access code 7014320 Or email: HearingsGeneral@SFMTA.com Or mail: Attn: Hearing Section, 1 S. Van Ness Avenue, 6th Floor, San Francisco, 94103 |
TREE REMOVAL LOCATIONS:
Persons unable to participate in the virtual hearing may submit written comments regarding the subject matter to SFMTA at Attn: Hearing Section, 1 S. Van Ness Ave, 6th Floor, San Francisco, 94103 or HearingsGeneral@SFMTA.com. Comments received before the hearing will be brought to the attention of the hearing officer and made a part of the official public record. For project information, please contact Folsom@SFMTA.com or visit SFMTA.com/FolsomHoward. |