親愛的讀者們:
過去一週，我與市參事佩斯金一同宣布了新提案，旨在更新和振興跑華街纜車迴轉站和聯合廣場之間的跑華街。這項6百萬元的計劃將通過對街道的建設撥款和資助填補空置商店，來振興這條重要的商業走廊，作為支持聯合廣場和市中心復甦整體計劃的一部分。
市場街和基利街之間的跑華街是進入聯合廣場的重要通道。數千名員工和遊客每天都從跑華街站下車，穿過Hallidie廣場向北行，沿著三藩市標誌性的纜車，進入聯合廣場區的核心地帶。
跑華街計劃
4 百萬元：跑華街長廊改善
此項目將以簡潔和優雅的新人行道設置來取代現有的金屬人行道擴展，而這些擴展現在也已經超過了其有用的壽命，從市場街到基利街創造一個劃一的拓寬人行道。設計方法旨在吸引遊人留意纜車和跑華街上美麗的建築。交通局已經確定了2百萬元的預算用於此項目，另外2百萬元將來自我將提出的預算案，以支持這個項目。
2百萬元：填補跑華街空置商店的公私營合作方法
這些撥款將用於鼓勵和啟動跑華街沿途最多10間新商店的經營。它們可以用來幫助補貼昂貴的租戶改善工作或直接補貼新業務的開發成本等其他方面。這些資金只有當業主和租戶在租務條款上達成初步協議後才會提供。另外2百萬元也將來自我即將提出的預算，以支持這個項目。
支持聯合廣場和市中心的努力
這項目是一個更廣泛計劃的其中一部分，旨在振興和支持聯合廣場和市中心，其中包括由我和佩斯金議長帶領的立法。該法案包括針對聯合廣場的全新和多元化用途和活動的土地用途改變。為應對網上購物的疫前影響以及零售行業的疫後改變，該立法允許更廣泛的土地用途，以更好地活化街道和建築物。
法案包括允許大廈高層加設額外的辦公室、服務、設計和零售用途；地舖則允許室內和室外娛樂、靈活的零售工作空間和更大的零售商，這將使該區對企業、員工和遊客更具吸引力。
我們需要改變現時市內的做事方式，以支持市中心和聯合廣場。這條跑華街的路段應該是一個充滿活力、購物和用餐的目的地。這個提議不僅是為了改善該區，而且繼續傳達一個信息，就是我們將盡一切努力使我們的市區成為一個成功和繁榮的地方。
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敬安！
(三藩市市長 倫敦．布里德)
Improving Union Square
My fellow San Franciscans,
This past week, I joined Supervisor Peskin in announcing a new proposal to refresh and reinvigorate Powell Street between the Cable Car turnaround and Union Square. The $6 million plan will reinvigorate this important corridor with capital investments in the promenade and funding to help fill vacant storefront as part of the broader plan to support Union Square and Downtown recovery.
Powell Street between Market and Geary is a critical entry corridor into Union Square. Every day, thousands of employees and visitors exit BART and Muni at Powell Street Station, come up through Hallidie Plaza and head north, alongside San Francisco’s iconic cable cars, into the heart of the Union Square District.
Powell Street Proposal
$4 Million: Powell Street Promenade Improvements
This project would replace the existing metallic sidewalk extensions, which are now past their useful lifespan, with a simple, clean and elegant new sidewalk treatment, creating a unified widened sidewalk from Market Street to Geary. The design approach would aim to call attention to and celebrate the cable cars and Powell’s beautiful buildings. SFMTA has identified $2 million toward this project and $2 million will come from my proposed upcoming budget to support this project.
$2 million: Public-Private Approach to Filling Vacant Storefronts on Powell Street
These funds will be used to incentivize and jumpstart up to 10 new tenancies in storefronts along Powell Street. They could be used to help subsidize costly tenant improvements or provide direct subsidy to other aspects of a new business’ start-up costs. The funds would only be made available once a landlord and tenant had reached tentative agreement on lease terms. $2 million will also come from my proposed upcoming budget to support this proposal.
Efforts to Support Union Square and Downtown
This initiative is part of a broader plan to reinvigorate and support Union Square and Downtown, which includes legislation spearheaded by President Peskin and myself. That legislation incudes targeted zoning changes to allow additional flexibility for new and diversified uses and activities in Union Square. Responding to both the pre-pandemic impacts of online shopping and to post-pandemic shifts in the retail industry, the legislation allows a wider range of uses to better activate streets and buildings.
On upper floors, that includes allowing for additional office, service, design and retail uses; and on ground floors allowing for indoor and outdoor entertainment, flexible retail workspaces, and larger retailers that will make the area more attractive for businesses, employees, and visitors alike.
We need to change how we do things in this City to support our Downtown and Union Square. This stretch of Powell Street should be a destination filled with activity, shopping, and dining. This proposal is about not only improving this area, but also continuing to send a message that we are going to do everything we can to make our Downtown a successful and thriving place for decades to come.
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Sincerely,
London N. Breed
Mayor
