This article examines legislative and administrative actions necessary to change the public attitude about high-density development served by transit.

The article argues that solving housing shortages requires future regional growth going into mixed-use job and population centers of 12 million square feet in areas within 2000 feet of major transit.

The 1990s brought a new era of public buildings and spaces for San Francisco. In creating these crucial civic places, the planning of the whole must occur hand-in-hand with a careful attention to the parts.

April Philips, one of two members of the winning team for 1997 competition to redesign Union Square, explains the core concepts of their plan must include a "zen component" of a definite sense of place, plus it must present multiple possibilities for how it will be used by San Franciscans.

This report suggests several ways that the approval process can be reformed in order to add certainty and reduce the time it takes to obtain project approval.

The answers to SOMA's problems can be found simply by looking at what makes our downtown successful: small block sizes, mixed land uses, housing, transit and better parking management.