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The BCNA recently carried accounts of a remarkably participatory public meeting of NEWAG (Northeast Waterfront Advisory Group). Besides much public comment, the evening was noteworthy for the Port Staff’s distribution of a one-page flyer depicting “Northeast Waterfront Current and Planned Land Uses.”

A color hand drawing depicts the area from Pier 7 to Pier 35.

The “Potential Development Sites” are Piers 19, 19-1/2, and 23, a portion of Pier 29 and 29-1/2 and Pier 31.  On the land side, several Port property seawall lots are shown. Continue Reading→

BCNA NEWS

(Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a two-part article on the Northeast Waterfront Advisory Group meeting held Oct. 1. Part 1 was posted on Oct. 2.)

Let us begin with an observation that NEWAG meetings have evolved into a useful function on the rapidly changing waterfront.

The monthly public meetings of the Northeast Waterfront Advisory Group have become an open forum in which community residents can express their concerns and opinions about proposed Port projects.

At the same time it is a useful tool for the Port to “perform outreach” and inform the neighborhood about some of its plans and projects. Sometimes this occurs before presentation is made to the Port Commission. Continue Reading→

OFFICIAL BCNA NEWS

(Editor’s note: This is part 1 of a two-part article on the Northeast Waterfront Advisory Group meeting held Oct. 1. Part 2 will be posted on Oct. 3.) 

The disjointed Wednesday evening meeting of the Northeast Waterfront Advisory Group was enlivened by a vocal audience of community residents.

They outnumbered the NEWAG members, having decided to forgo the big San Francisco Giants game because of the meaty agenda.

The result was feedback time at Pier 1.  Much attention was paid to Port staff members when they were referring to the Port’s further plans for Seawall Lot 351.  This also occurred during a discussion of Pier 29, near waterfront neighbor to the sparkling new James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27. Continue Reading→