Surrounding Properties and Neighborhood. The neighborhoods surrounding the Cathedral Hill Project site include Cathedral Hill, the Tenderloin, the Polk Street NCD, the Western Addition, Civic Center, Little Saigon, Japantown and Lower Pacific Heights. Although the surrounding neighborhoods contain predominately low- and mid-rise structures, there are a number of large- scale high-rise apartment buildings and several large commercial buildings in the Xxx Xxxx Avenue corridor. The Cathedral Hill neighborhood is also known for its prominent houses of worship, including St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, and Xxxxxxxx Square Baptist Church. The Cathedral Hill Project site is at a major transit hub. It is directly accessible to nine Muni Bus lines. The following weekday routes serve the area: 2-Xxxxxxx, 3-Xxxxxxx, 19-Xxxx, 31-Balboa, 38- Xxxxx, 38L-Xxxxx Limited, 47-Van Ness, 49-Xxx Xxxx Mission and 76-Union. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District provides regional transit services between San Francisco and Marin and Sonoma Counties, with seven Golden Gate Transit bus routes serving the Medical Center area, including two basic routes and five commute routes. The Cathedral Hill Project site is approximately three quarters of a mile from the Civic Center Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)/Muni station. The site is also bounded by or in the vicinity of major thoroughfares including Xxxxx Boulevard, Franklin Street and Xxx Xxxx Avenue. Xxx Xxxx Avenue is the continuation of U.S. 101 Highway through the City, joining, via Lombard Street, the Golden Gate Bridge to the north with the elevated U.S. 101 approximately one mile to the south.
Surrounding Properties and Neighborhood. The St. Luke’s Campus is in the greater Mission neighborhood, surrounded by the Inner Mission, Outer Mission, Xxxx Park, Xxxxxx Heights, Precita Valley, Diamond Heights and Xxx Valley neighborhoods. The neighborhood contains a mix of residential uses, including single-family dwellings, duplexes and small apartment buildings. Retail uses are scattered through the area, mainly on Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Mission, and Valencia Streets. On Mission Street, retail stores and other commercial uses form a continuous corridor of commercial activity. Mission Street draws shoppers, customers and business clients from beyond the immediate neighborhood of the St. Luke’s Campus. There have been recent efforts to improve the streetscape and calm traffic on San Xxxx Avenue, Xxxxxxxx Street and Xxxxx Xxxxxx Street. The Xxxxx Xxxxxx Streetscape Improvement Project is an effort to re-envision Xxxxx Xxxxxx Street from Hampshire Street to Xxxxxxxx Street in the Mission District, and make Xxxxx Xxxxxx Street a safe, pleasant, and attractive corridor for people, bikes, and transit. The Mission District Streetscape Plan is part of the Mission District Plan, and identifies streetscape improvements to streets, sidewalks, and public spaces in the Mission District. The Mission and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Gateway Project is an effort to implement innovative stormwater management tools along Valencia Street from Xxxxx Xxxxxx Street to Mission Street, including pedestrian amenities and landscaping.
