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HISTORICAL RESOURCES INVENTORY REPORT FOR THE BART PHASE II CANOPY AND ESCALATOR MODERNIZATION PROJECT, MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

P R E P A R E D F O R :

SanFranciscoBayAreaRapidTransit(BART)DistrictP.O.Box12688(MailStopLKS‐22)Oakland,CA94604‐2688Contact:JanieLayton(510)874‐7423

P R E P A R E D B Y :

ICF630KStreet,Suite400Sacramento,California95814Contact:SusanLassell(916)737‐3000

August2017

ICFInternational.2017.HistoricalResourcesInventoryReportfortheBARTPhaseIICanopyandEscalatorModernizationProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,California.DRAFT.August.(ICF00203.17.)Sacramento,California.PreparedforBART,Oakland,California.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Contents

Historical Resources Inventory Report for the BART Phase II Canopy and Escalator Modernization Project, Market Street, San Francisco, California

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Contents

List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................... ii

List of Exhibits ......................................................................................................................................... ii

List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................... ii

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1‐1

Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................................... 1‐1

Project Description .............................................................................................................................. 1‐1

Chapter 2 Regulatory Context ........................................................................................................... 2‐1

California Environmental Quality Act .................................................................................................. 2‐1

CEQA Historical Resources and the City of San Francisco ............................................................ 2‐2

Chapter 3 Methods ........................................................................................................................... 3‐1

Chapter 4 Results of Identification .................................................................................................... 4‐1

CEQA Resource Identification at BART Station Entrances................................................................. 4‐12

Embarcadero Station Entrances ................................................................................................. 4‐12

Montgomery Station Entrances .................................................................................................. 4‐13

Powell Station Entrances ............................................................................................................ 4‐14

Civic Center Station Entrances .................................................................................................... 4‐15

Resource Identification Conclusions ................................................................................................. 4‐16

Chapter 5 References ........................................................................................................................ 5‐1

Appendix A Character Defining Features of Market Street Landscape and United Nations Plaza



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List of Tables

Table Page

1 Station Entrance/Exit Canopy Count ............................................................................................ 1‐2

2 Summary of Results ...................................................................................................................... 4‐2

3 Historical Resources in the Embarcadero Station Project Area .................................................. 4‐12

4 Historical Resources in the Montgomery Station Project Area .................................................. 4‐13

5 Historical Resources in the Powell Station Project Area ............................................................ 4‐14

6 Historical Resources in the Civic Center Station Project Area .................................................... 4‐15

List of Figures

Figure Follows Page

1 Historical Resources Within the Project Area. .............................................................................. 4‐1



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Acronyms and Abbreviations

AWSS San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System

BART Bay Area Rapid Transit

CCR California Code of Regulations

CEQA California Environmental Quality Act

CLE Cultural Landscape Evaluation, Better Market Street Project, Market Street, San Francisco, CA

CRHR California Register of Historical Resources

DPR Department of Parks and Recreation

DPW City of San Francisco Department of Public Works

Muni San Francisco Municipal Railway

NRHP

PIM

National Register of Historic Places

City of San Francisco Planning Department Property Information Map

Planning Department City of San Francisco Planning Department

PRC Public Resources Code

proposed project BART Phase II Canopy and Escalator Modernization Plan


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Chapter 1 Introduction

Purpose and Need TheSanFranciscoBayAreaRapidTransit(BART)DistrictPhaseIICanopyandEscalatorModernizationPlanproject(proposedproject)wouldinstallverticalcanopystructuresat21BARTentrancesalongMarketStreetinSanFrancisco.ICFisprovidingassistancetoBARTwithidentifyingtheappropriatelevelofCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct(CEQA)documentationbased,inpart,onthepotentialfortheproposedprojecttoimpactCEQAhistoricalresources.BARThasrequestedthatICFprepareaHistoricalResourcesInventoryreportthatidentifiesknownCEQAhistoricalresourcesandthepotentialfornot‐yet‐documentedCEQAhistoricalresourcestobelocatedintheprojectarea.BasedontheconclusionsofthisHistoricalResourcesInventoryreport,BARTwilldeterminetheappropriateCEQAdocumentformeetingBART’sCEQArequirements.

Project Description TheBayAreaRapidTransit(BART)District,incooperationwiththeCityandCountyofSanFrancisco,proposestoexpanditsescalatorreplacement/stationcanopyprojecttofourDowntownSanFranciscoBARTstationsalongMarketStreet—specifically,21entrances/exitsattheEmbarcadero,MontgomeryStreetPowellStreet,andCivicCenter/UnitedNationsPlazastations.Alistbystationoftheescalators/stairwaysincludedintheproposedprojectisprovidedinTable1.Theproposedimprovementswouldincluderemovalandreplacement/refurbishmentofexistingescalators,andinstallationofcanopiesovertheentrances/exits.TheseimprovementswouldbeconstructedinaccordancewiththeAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersA17.1,Section6.1.8,whichstatesthatallneworreplacedescalatorunitsmustbecoveredinordertoprotectexistingescalatorsfromweather‐relateddamage.

Eachcanopywouldincludethreeglasswalls,whichwouldbeinstalledinapproximatelythesamefootprintastheexistingmasonryparapetwalls,andwouldallowclearsightlinesonallsideswhilethestationsareopen.Removableartworkmaybeperiodicallydisplayedontheinteriorofthecanopyroofs.Thisartworkforthemostpartwouldbevisibleonlyfrominsidethecanopystructure.Thecanopies,atanapproximateheightof14feet,wouldoverhangthefrontoftheentrytotheescalatorsandstairsbyalengthofapproximately10.7feet,andwouldprovidefurtherprotectionfromtheweatherfortheequipmentandtopatronsastheyenterandexitthestation.ThestructureswouldalsoprovidewayfindingcapabilitiesandtransitinformationforBARTandSanFranciscoMunicipalRailway(Muni)patrons.Eachprotectivecanopywouldalsobeequippedwithamotorizedstationsecuritygrillethatwilllockatthetopoftheentranceatnightwhenthestationsareclosed.ThissecurityfeaturewouldimprovesafetyconditionsforBARTemployeestaskedwithopeningthestationsinthemornings.

Constructionofthecanopieswouldbephasedsothatstationaccesswouldbemaintainedatalltimesthroughoutconstruction.WhilemultipleentrancesmaybeclosedsimultaneouslyatthevariousstationsalongMarketStreet,onlyoneortwostationentrances/exitswouldbeclosedatanyonestationatanytime.


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Table 1. Station Entrance/Exit Canopy Count

Station EscalatorReplacement/Refurbishment(EscalatorNumber)

Canopy

Embarcadero S1 Yes

S2 Yes

S4 Yes

S5 Yes

S6 Yes

S7 Yes

MontgomeryStreet S1 Yes

S3 Yes

S4 Yes

S5 Yes

S7 N/A,escalatorindoor

S8 Yes

S9 N/A,escalatorindoor

PowellStreet S1 Yes

S6 Yes

S8 Yes

N/A Yes,overstairsonly

CivicCenter/UnitedNationsPlaza

S3/S5a Yes

S6 Yes

Stairs+NewEscalator Yes



Total 20b 21Notes:a EscalatorsS3andS5areadjacentandwillbecoveredunderonecanopyb S3/S5arecountedasseparateescalatorreplacements


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Chapter 2 Regulatory Context

California Environmental Quality Act CEQArequirestheleadagencytoconsidertheeffectsofaprojectonhistoricalresources(StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15064.5[b]).

Historicalresourcesarethosethatmeettherequirementslistedbelow.

ResourceslistedinordeterminedeligibleforlistingintheCaliforniaRegisterofHistoricalResources(CRHR)(StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15064.5[a][1]).

ResourcesincludedinalocalregisterasdefinedinPublicResourcesCode(PRC)Section5020.1(k),“unlessthepreponderanceofevidencedemonstrates”thattheresource“isnothistoricallyorculturallysignificant”(StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15064.5[a][2]).

ResourcesthatareidentifiedassignificantinsurveysthatmeetthestandardsprovidedinPRCSection5024.1[g](StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15064.5[a][3]).

Resourcesthattheleadagencydeterminesaresignificant,basedonsubstantialevidence(StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15064.5[a][3]).

TheprocessforidentifyinghistoricalresourcesistypicallyaccomplishedbyapplyingthecriteriaforlistingintheCRHR(14CaliforniaCodeofRegulations[CCR]4852),whichstatesthatahistoricalresourcemustbesignificantatthelocal,state,ornationallevelunderoneormoreofthefollowingfourcriteria.

Criterion1.IsassociatedwitheventsthathavemadeasignificantcontributiontothebroadpatternsofCalifornia’shistoryandculturalheritage,ortheUnitedStates(14CCR4852[b][1]).

Criterion2.Isassociatedwiththelivesofpersonsimportantinourpast(14CCR4852[b][2]).

Criterion3.Embodiesthedistinctivecharacteristicsofatype,period,region,ormethodofconstruction,orrepresentstheworkofanimportantcreativeindividual,orpossesseshighartisticvalues(14CCR4852[b][3]).

Criterion4.Yields,ormaybelikelytoyield,informationimportantinprehistoryorhistory(14CCR4852[b][4]).

TobeconsideredahistoricalresourceforthepurposeofCEQA,theresourcemustalsohaveintegrity,whichistheauthenticityofaresource’sphysicalidentityevidencedbythesurvivalofcharacteristicsthatexistedduringtheresource’speriodofsignificance.

Resources,therefore,mustretainenoughoftheirhistoriccharacterorappearancetoberecognizableashistoricalresourcesandtoconveythereasonsfortheirsignificance.Integrityisevaluatedwithregardtotheretentionoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.ItmustalsobejudgedwithreferencetotheparticularcriteriaunderwhicharesourceiseligibleforlistingintheCRHR(14CCR4852[c]).Integrityconsiderationsaredefinedasfollows.

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Location.Wherethehistoricpropertywasconstructedortheplacewherethehistoriceventoccurred.

Design.Thecombinationofelementsthatcreatethehistoricform,plan,space,structure,andstyleofaproperty.Thisincludesorganizationofspace,proportion,scale,technology,ornamentation,andmaterials.Thisisapplicabletolargerpropertiesforthehistoricwayinwhichthebuildings,sites,andstructuresarerelated.

Setting.Thephysicalenvironmentofahistoricproperty.Itreferstothehistoriccharacteroftheproperty.Itincludesthehistoricalrelationshipofthepropertytosurroundingfeaturesandopenspace.Theseincludetopographicfeatures,vegetation,simplemanmadepathsorfencing,andtherelationshipsbetweenbuildings,structures,oropenspace.

Materials.Thephysicalelementsthatwerecombinedduringaparticularperiodoftimeandinaparticularpatternorconfigurationtoformthehistoricproperty.

Workmanship.Thephysicalevidenceofthecraftsofaparticularcultureorpeopleduringagivenperiodinhistory.Itmaybeexpressedinvernacularmethodsofconstructionandplainfinishesorinhighlysophisticatedconfigurationandornamentaldetailing.

Feeling.Theproperty’sexpressionoftheaestheticorhistoricsenseofaparticularperiodoftime.Itresultsfromthepresenceofphysicalfeaturesthat,takentogether,conveytheproperty’shistoriccharacter.

Association.Thedirectlinkbetweenanimportanthistoriceventorpersonandahistoricproperty.Apropertyretainsassociationifitistheplacewheretheeventoractivityoccurredandissufficientlyintacttoconveythatrelationshiptoanobserver.Likefeeling,associationrequiresthepresenceofphysicalfeaturesthatconveyaproperty’shistoriccharacter.

Resourcesthatmeetthesignificancecriteriaandintegrityconsiderationsmustbeconsideredandtreatedfurther.NotethatthefactthataresourceisnotlistedinordeterminedtobeeligibleforlistingintheCRHR,notincludedinalocalregisterofhistoricalresources,ornotidentifiedinanhistoricalresourcesurveydoesnotprecludealeadagencyunderCEQAfromdeterminingthattheresourcemaybeanhistoricalresourceasdefinedinPRCSection5020.1(j)or5024.1(StateCEQAGuidelinesSection15064.5[a][4]).

CEQA Historical Resources and the City of San Francisco

TheSanFranciscoPlanningDepartment’s(PlanningDepartment’s)PreservationBulletinNo.161providesdefinitionofandguidanceforidentifyingCEQAhistoricalresourcesintheCityandCountyofSanFranciscopursuanttothetermsanddefinitionsinSection21084.1oftheCEQAStatuteandSection15064.5oftheCEQAGuidelines.BulletinNo.16states:

“’HistoricalResources’includepropertieslistedinorformallydeterminedeligibleforlistinginanadoptedlocalhistoricregister.Theterm‘localhistoricregister’or‘localregisterofhistoricalresources’meansalistofresourcesthatareofficiallydesignatedorrecognizedashistoricallysignificantbyalocalgovernmentpursuanttoresolutionorordinance.

‘HistoricalResources’alsoincludesresourcesidentifiedassignificantinanhistoricalresourcesurveymeetingcertaincriteria.

1ThereviewproceduretextrestatedhereisborrowedexclusivelyfromBulletinNo.16,accessibleathttp://www.sf‐planning.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5340.AccessedMay1,2017.

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Additionally,properties,whicharenotlistedbutareotherwisedeterminedtobehistoricallysignificant,basedonsubstantialevidence,wouldalsobeconsidered‘historicalresources.’ThePlanningDepartmentwillconsideranyinformationsubmittedbymembersofthepublic,oranalysisbyPlanningDepartmentexperts,whendeterminingwhetheranotherwiseunlistedpropertymaybeanhistoricalresource.”

ThePlanningDepartmentidentifiesCEQAhistoricalresourcesusingthefollowingsub‐categories.

Category A.1 – Resources listed on or formally determined to be eligible for the

California Register of Historical Resources.

ThesepropertiesareconsideredhistoricalresourcesforpurposesofCEQA.Onlytheremovaloftheproperty’sstatusaslistedinordeterminedtobeeligibleforlistingintheCRHRbytheCaliforniaHistoricResourcesCommissionwillprecludeevaluationofthepropertyasanhistoricalresourceunderCEQA.

Category A.2 – Resources listed on adopted local registers, and properties that

have been determined to appear or may become eligible, for the California

Register of Historical Resources.

Thissub‐categoryisprimarilycomposedofpropertiesthatarelistedinalocalregisterofhistoricalresources,asdefinedbyPRCSection5020.1(k),oridentifiedassignificant(statuscodes1‐5)inanhistoricalresourcesurveymeetingtherequirementsofPRCSection5024.1(g).

Onlyapreponderanceoftheevidencedemonstratingthattheresourceisnothistoricallyorculturallysignificantwillprecludeevaluationofthepropertyasanhistoricalresource.InthecaseofCategoryA.2resourcesincludedinanadoptedsurveyorlocalregister,generallythe“preponderanceoftheevidence”mustconsistofevidencethattheappropriatedecision‐makerhasdeterminedthattheresourceshouldnolongerbeincludedintheadoptedsurveyorregister.Wherethereissubstantiatedanduncontrovertedevidenceofanerrorinprofessionaljudgment,ofaclearmistake,orthatthepropertyhasbeendestroyed,thismayalsobeconsidereda“preponderanceoftheevidence”thatthepropertyisnotanhistoricalresource.2

Categories B and C. CategoryBinBulletinNo.16addressespropertiesthatrequirefurtherconsultationforreviewiftheydonotmeetthecriteriaofCategoriesA.1andA.2.Thesepropertiesfallintoninedistinctcategoriesoutlinedonpages5and6ofBulletinNo.16.CategoryCinBulletinNo.16classifiespropertiesdeterminednottobehistoricalresources,orpropertiesforwhichtheCityofSanFranciscohasnoinformationshowingthepropertyisanhistoricresource.

2ForthoseA.2resourceswhicharenotonanadoptedlocalregisterorsurvey,the“preponderanceoftheevidence”mustconsistofevidencethattheproperty(1)nolongerpossessesthosequalitieswhichmighthavemadeiteligiblefortheCRHR,or(2)additionalinformationshowsthatthepropertycouldnevermeettheCRHR’scriteria,or(3)anerrorinprofessionaljudgmentshowsthatthepropertycouldnotmeettheCRHRCriteria.


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Chapter 3 Methods

ICFinitiatedathree‐partapproachoverthecourseoftheanalysis,includingareviewofpreviousstudies,verificationofthedesignationstatusofpreviouslyrecordedresourceswithintheprojectarea,andaprojectsitevisit.InformationgatheredthroughthesemethodsfacilitatedtheidentificationofknownCEQAhistoricalresourcesintheprojectareaandthemeanstogaugethelikelihoodfornotyetdocumentedCEQAhistoricalresourcestooccurintheprojectarea.

UnderseparatecontractfortheCityofSanFranciscoDepartmentofPublicWorks(DPW),ICFhasbeenconductinganhistoricalresourcesinventoryofMarketStreetfromJustinHermanPlazatoCityHall.TheidentificationofpreviousstudiesandknownhistoricalresourcesfortheproposedprojectisbaseduponthebackgroundresearchfortheBetterMarketStreetproject,whichincludesresearchofpreviouslyrecordedresourcesandcompletedreportsonfileattheNorthwesternInformationCenterandatthePlanningDepartment.

ThefollowingtextisadaptedfromthedraftHistoricalResourcesEvaluationreportsubmittedtothePlanningDepartmentinMay2015(ICFInternational2015).Itdescribesthesourcesconsultedforpreviousstudiesandknownresources.

NorthwestInformationCenter:Bibliographicreferences,previoussurveyreports,historicmaps,andarchaeologicalsiterecordspertinenttothestudyareawerecompiledthrougharecordssearchoftheCaliforniaHistoricalResourcesInformationSystemtoidentifypriorstudiesandknownculturalresourceswithin0.125mileoftheCEQAstudyarea.

Thisrecordssearch(FileNo.14‐0541)wasconductedattheNorthwestInformationCenter,SonomaStateUniversity,RohnertPark,onOctober24,2014.Theareaofpotentialeffectsandanareawithin0.125mileoftheareaofpotentialeffectscomposedtherecordssearchstudyarea.Thesearchinvolvedareviewofthefollowinginformation.

Siterecordsforpreviouslyrecordedsites.

Allpreviousstudiesconductedwithinthestudyarea.

TheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces(NRHP).

TheCaliforniaInventoryofHistoricResources.

TheOfficeofHistoricPreservationHistoricPropertiesDirectory.

PlanningDepartment:AvailablematerialsfortheprojectareacontainedatthePlanningDepartmentwereprovidedtoICFonAugust25,2014.TheseincludedmaterialspertainingtotheCivicCenterNationalHistoricLandmarkDistrict,historicMarketStreetimages,historicmaps,andoriginalplansanddrawingsfortheCivicCenterandUnitedNationsPlaza.AdditionalrequestsformaterialsweremadebyICFduringSeptember2014pertainingtotheMid‐MarketSurvey,MarketStreetMasonryLandmarkDistrictandassociatedDepartmentofParksandRecreation(DPR)523forms,andtheMuni‐MetroStudy.

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DPW:ArecordsearchwasrequestedbyICFtoDPWonOctober14,2014,oftheavailableas‐builtplans,andsubsequentdrawingspertainingtotheMarketStreetReconstructionProjectof1967–1982.ICFreceivedmaterialsfromDPWonNovember10,2014,containingapproximately10,000itemsincludingalloftheplansanddrawingspertainingtotheMarketStreetReconstructionProject.


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Chapter 4 Results of Identification

ICFidentified22buildingswithintheimmediatevicinityofthe21BARTstationentranceprojectsitesonMarketStreet(seeFigure1,HistoricalResourceswithintheProjectArea).Ofthesebuildings,16areCEQAhistoricalresources,10arecontributorstodesignatedhistoricorconservationdistricts,3and5areindividuallyclassifiedasPlanningDepartmentCategoryAproperties.

TwobuildingsareclassifiedbythePlanningDepartmentasCategoryBproperties:22DrummStreet/5TheEmbarcaderoatEmbarcaderoStation,and2‐8MontgomeryStreetatMontgomeryStation.CategoryBbuildingsarehistoric‐eraarchitecturalresourcesthathavenotbeenformallyrecordedandevaluatedforhistoricalsignificanceandassuchrequirefurtherconsultationandagencyreviewtodeterminewhethertheymeettheCityofSanFrancisco’sdefinitionofCEQAhistoricalresource.ThetwoCategoryBbuildingsidentifiedaspartofthisinventorywerenotformallyevaluatedforlistingintheNRHPorCRHRduetotheexceedinglylowprobabilitythattheproposedprojectwouldresultinasubstantialadversechangetotheirsignificance,iftheywerefoundtobehistoricallysignificant.ThesebuildingshavebeenlocatedonMarketStreetforover50years,duringwhichtimethestreetscapehasbeenreconfiguredseveraltimes.Theintroductionofnewstreetscapefeatures(stationcanopies)adjacenttothesebuildingswouldbeyetanotherphysicalchangeinsettingamidstthepreviouslymodifiedanddynamicurbanlandscapeofMarketStreet,alandscapewithpedestrianandtransitfeaturesthathavechangedandevolvedoverthepastcenturyinresponsetocontemporarytrendsandneeds.Historic‐agebuildingssuchasthetwosubjectCategoryBbuildingshavebornewitnesstothesechangeswithalmostnoharmdonetotheirhistoricalandarchitecturalcharacter.

ThefourremainingbuildingsareclassifiedasPlanningDepartmentCategoryCproperties,whichindicatesthatnohistoricresourcesarepresentonthatparcel.Finally,atthetimeofpreparingthisreport,thereisavacantparcel(3702820)attheCivicCenterStationproposedcanopylocationS‐6,atthesouthwestcornerof8thandMarketStreets.

ThesedetailsarefurtherdefinedbelowunderCEQAResourceIdentificationatBARTStationEntrances.

3TherearefourhistoricdistrictsthatqualifyasCEQAhistoricalresourcesthateitherencompassoneormoreoftheBARTentrances,orareincloseproximitytotheproposedproject:theNewMontgomery‐Mission‐SecondStreetConservationDistrict,theKearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict,theCivicCenterHistoricDistrict,andtheMarketStreetTheaterandLoftHistoricDistrict.NoneoftheproposedprojectsitesfallwithintheMarketStreetTheaterandLoftHistoricDistrict,thoughitiswithincloseproximitytooneoftheCivicCenterStationentranceslocatedat7thandMarketStreets.

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Table 2. Summary of Results

Station Canopies CEQAResources AssociatedHistoric/ConservationDistrict

Embarcadero 6 3 ‐‐

Montgomery 6 3NewMontgomery‐Mission‐SecondStreetConservationDistrict

Powell 4 5Kearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict

CivicCenter 5 4 CivicCenterHistoricDistrict

Cultural Landscapes

Giventhepresenceofthreeculturallandscapeswithintheprojectarea—theMarketStreetstreetscape,CivicCenter,andUnitedNationsPlaza(whichisindividuallyeligibleandalsoacontributortobothMarketStreetandCivicCenterculturallandscapes)—stationimprovementsassociatedwiththeBARTStationEntrancesprojectmustbeevaluatedprogrammatically.Whileaprojectwithfeaturesthatextendacrossalandscapemightbeinterpretedtorepresentnoimpactwithinthecontextofanalysisrelativetoanindividualbuilding,object,orstructure,thesameprojectmaybeinterpreteddifferentlywhenthefullextentofthatproject’sfeaturesareevaluatedtogetherprogrammaticallyatthelandscapelevel.Culturallandscapeanalysisincludesevaluationofcharacter‐definingfeaturesorganizedwithinthefollowing10landscapecharacteristiccategories(Pageetal.1998).

NaturalSystemsandFeatures.Naturalaspectsthatofteninfluencethedevelopmentandresultantformofalandscape.

SpatialOrganization.Arrangementofelementscreatingtheground,vertical,andoverheadplanesthatdefineandcreatespaces.

ClusterArrangements.Locationsofbuildingsandstructuresinthelandscape.

Circulation.Spaces,features,andmaterialsthatconstitutesystemsofmovement.

Topography.Three‐dimensionalconfigurationofthelandscapesurfacecharacterizedbyfeaturesandorientation.

Vegetation.Indigenousorintroducedtrees,shrubs,vines,groundcovers,andherbaceousmaterials.

BuildingsandStructures.Three‐dimensionalconstructssuchashouses,barns,garages,stables,bridges,andmemorials.

ViewsandVistas.Featuresthatcreateorallowarangeofvision,whichcanbenaturalordesignedandcontrolled.

ConstructedWaterFeatures.Builtfeaturesandelementsthatutilizewaterforaestheticorutilitarianfunctions.

Small‐ScaleFeatures.Elementsthatprovidedetailanddiversitycombinedwithfunctionandaesthetics.

Culturallandscapeanalysisremainsanascentareaofstudyinthehistoricpreservationindustry.Thus,thefollowingsubsectionsaddresstheculturallandscapeswithintheprojectareawithconsiderationfortheuniquenatureofthisresourcetypeconsistentwiththeSecretaryofthe



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Interior’sStandardsfortheTreatmentofHistoricPropertieswithGuidelinesfortheTreatmentofCulturalLandscapes(Birnbaumn.d.),andguidancefoundindocumentsincludingNationalRegisterBulletin18:HowtoEvaluateandNominateDesignedHistoricLandscapes(Kelleretal.1987),AguidetoCulturalLandscapeReports:Contents,Process,andTechniques(Pageetal.1998),andNationalParkServiceCulturalLandscapesInventoryProfessionalProceduresGuide(Pageetal.2009).

Market Street Cultural Landscape

Theproposedprojectwouldinstallverticalcanopystructuresat21BARTentrancesalongMarketStreetinSanFrancisco.MarketStreetisadynamicurbanlandscapewhosepedestrianandtransitfeatureshavechangedandevolvedoverthepastcentury.Thisevolution,whichunfoldedalongthelengthofthestreet,hasconsistentlyrespondedtocontemporarytrendsandneeds.

TheCulturalLandscapeEvaluation,BetterMarketStreetProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA(CLE)(ICF2016),whichwaspreparedbyICFonbehalfofSanFranciscoPublicWorksaspartoftheproposedBetterMarketStreetproject,evaluatedMarketStreetasalandscape/sitepropertytyperatherthanasaseriesofindividualbuildings,adistrictofbuildings,orasanindividuallinearstructure.ThisapproachwasselectedbasedonthenatureofMarketStreetasacompositeofphysicalandexperientialqualities.Assuch,inadditiontocriteriaandmethodstypicalforevaluationofbuildings,structures,andobjects,culturallandscapeevaluationguidelineswereappliedinthedevelopmentoftheCLE(ICF2016:2‐2to2‐3).

PlanningDepartmenttechnicalpreservationplanningstaffwillusetheCLEtopreparetheCityofSanFrancisco’sofficialdeterminationofwhetherCEQAhistoricalresourcesarepresentintheproposedstudyareaoftheBetterMarketStreetproject.WhilethatdeterminationisstillpendingwithreleaseanticipatedforJuly2017,thetechnicalfindingsoftheCLEareappliedwithinthisdocument.

TheCLEdescribesMarketStreetasanNRHP‐andCRHR‐eligiblehistoriclandscapethatincludespedestrian,transit,androadwayfeaturesthatarewithinthepublicright‐of‐wayonMarketStreetbetweenOctaviaStreetandtheEmbarcadero.Thelandscapealsoincludesthepedestrianplazas(JustinHerman,RobertFrost,MechanicsMonument,Crocker,MarkTwain,MarketStreet,Hallidie,andUnitedNations);thesidewalkareasonthenorthandsouthsidesofMarketStreettotheedgeofthebuildings,butnotextendingontointersectingsidestreets;andtheverticalspaceabovethestreet.

TheCLEfindingsincludeidentificationofMarketStreet’shistoricalsignificances,character‐definingfeaturesassociatedwiththosesignificances,integrityofthelandscape’scharacter‐definingfeatures,andeligibilitybasedonthepresenceofsignificanceandintegrity.MarketStreetwasfoundtopossesssignificanceandretainsufficientintegritytoconveythatsignificanceinthreeseparatehistoricsignificancethemes.Thus,MarketStreetwasfoundtobeeligibleforlistingintheNRHPandCRHRunderthefollowingcriteria(ICF2016:6‐9,6‐17,6‐29to6‐30).

NRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1foritsroleasSanFrancisco’smaincirculationarteryandfacilitatorofurbandevelopment,withaperiodofsignificancefrom1847to1929.

NRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1foritsroleasavenueforcivicengagementinSanFranciscofromthe1870sto1979.FoundtosatisfyCriterionConsiderationG.



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NRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3astheworkofmasterarchitectsMarioCiampiandJohnWarneckeandmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprinwithaperiodofsignificanceof1979.FoundtosatisfyCriterionConsiderationG.

CulturallandscapeslikeMarketStreet,whicharecomplexresources,mayhaveindividualcharacter‐definingfeaturesthatexpressMarketStreet’ssignificanceinmorethanoneofitsthreeareasofsignificance.Thesecharacter‐definingfeaturescanhavedifferentdegreesofimportanceintermsofexpressingsignificancewithineachoneofthosesignificanceareas(ICF2016:6‐1).

TableA‐1,CharacterDefiningFeaturesoftheMarketStreetCulturalLandscape:MarketStreetasaMainCirculationArtery,TableA‐2,CharacterDefiningFeaturesoftheMarketStreetCulturalLandscape:MarketStreetasVenueforCivicEngagement,andTableA‐3,CharacterDefiningFeaturesoftheMarketStreetCulturalLandscape:MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanLandscape,areincludedinAppendixAofthisdocument.ThesetablesareadaptedfromtheCLE(ICF2016:6‐3to6‐6;6‐11to6‐13;6‐19to6‐25)andoutlinecharacter‐definingfeaturesassociatedwithexpressingeachofthethreeMarketStreetareasofsignificance.Thetablesindicatethelandscapecharacteristiccategoryassociatedwitheachcharacter‐definingfeatureandidentifywhetherthecharacter‐definingfeatureisextant,partiallyextant,orlost.Thesetablesalsoidentifywhichoftheproject’scontributingfeatures/canopylocationsaregeographicallyrelevanttoeachcharacter‐definingfeature.Incaseswherecharacter‐definingfeaturesarepositionedexclusivelyinalocationorlocationsthatarenearspecificcanopylocationstheBARTentrancenumberisnoted.However,manyofMarketStreet’scharacter‐definingfeaturesarerecurringstreetscapeelementsorfeaturesarticulatedatthelandscape‐level;thus,themajorityofcharacter‐definingfeaturesareidentifiedasbeingrelevanttoallcanopylocationsthroughoutthestreetscape.Finally,thetablesalsoprovideananalysisofintegrityforeachofthecharacter‐definingfeatures.

ThefollowingsummaryforeachofMarketStreet’sthreesignificancethemesprovidealistofassociatedcharacter‐definingfeatures.

MarketStreetasSanFrancisco’sMainCirculationArtery

Character‐definingfeaturesthatexpressMarketStreet’ssignificanceunderNRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1foritsroleasSanFrancisco’smaincirculationarteryandfacilitatorofurbanandeconomicdevelopmentfrom1847to1929arethosethatenabledMarketStreettoprovide“thephysicalfoundationandtransportationinfrastructuremechanismthatfacilitatedthecity’sdevelopment,”prompt“privateinvestmentalongthecorridor,”functionasan“organizingspace[needed]tofacilitaterapidreconstructionafterthe1906earthquake,”andserveasavenuewhere“progressive‐erapublicurbaninfrastructurewasmostaggressivelyintroducedandnewprivateinvestmentindevelopmentoflandmark‐qualitybuildingswasmade”(ICF2016:6‐2quoted).Thefollowinglistofcharacter‐definingfeatures,organizedbylandscapecharacteristiccategory,representsthosethatareextantorpartiallyextantintheMarketStreetlandscape(TableA‐1inAppendixAprovidesadditionaldetailandincludescharacter‐definingfeaturesfromtheperiodofsignificancethatarenolongerextant)(ICF2016:6‐3to6‐6).

SpatialOrganization Alignmentasaxis

Gridalignment

Linearplan



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ClusterArrangement Presenceofmulti‐modaltransportationsystems

Circulation Sidewalks

Roadway

Rails

Electriccatenarywiresystem

Cablecarturnarounds

Topography Grade

BuildingsandStructures Landmarkbuildings

ViewsandVistas Lineofsightfromeasttowest

Lineofsightfromwesttoeast

ViewofMarketStreetfromTwinPeaks

ConstructedWaterFeatures Lotta’sFountain

Small‐ScaleFeatures PathofGoldLightStandards

SanFranciscoFireDepartmentAuxiliaryWaterSupplySystem(AWSS)firehydrants

Samuel’sClock

Mechanic’sMonument

CaliforniaStatehoodMonument

EmergencyCallBoxes

Foraresourcetoexpressitssignificance,itmustretainintegrity.Integrityisdescribedintermsofsevencategories:location,setting,design,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.Throughtheirpresence,character‐definingfeaturescontributetoexpressingoneormoreoftheseaspectsofintegrity.Allsevenoftheseaspectsdonotneedtoberetainedforaresourcetoexpressitssignificance.Ofthesevenaspectsofintegrity,“itismostessentialforintegrityoflocation,setting,design,andassociationtoberetained,astheybestconveytheplace,physicalcontext,forms,andprocessesassociatedwithMarketStreet’sperformanceasSanFrancisco’smaincirculationarteryandfacilitatorofurbandevelopmentduringtheperiodof1847to1929”(ICF2016:6‐9).MarketStreet’spedestrianandtransitfeatureshavechangedovertimeinresponsetoevolvingneedsassociatedwiththeroute’sroleasthecity’sprimarycirculationartery.Alterationtocharacter‐definingfeaturesthatcontributetointegrityofmaterialsorintegrityofworkmanship,whichcanalsoresultinlossofintegrityoffeeling,maybeacceptableifintegrityoflocation,design,setting,andassociationareretained.Assuch,newelementsthatsupportMarketStreet’sroleasthecity’s



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primarycirculationarterycanbeconsideredcompatiblewithcontinuedexpressionofthisaspectofMarketStreet’shistoricsignificance(ICF2016:6‐9).

MarketStreetasVenueforCivicEngagementinSanFrancisco

Character‐definingfeaturesthatexpressMarketStreet’ssignificanceunderNRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1foritsroleasavenueforcivicengagementinSanFranciscofromthe1870sto1979arethoseassociatedwith“thepublicdemonstrationsthatelevatedissuesofLGBTQrightstonationalattentionbeginninginthe1960s”andthe“publicciviceventsanddemonstrationsthatelevatedcivicdiscourseaboutotherimportantthemesincivilrights.”Inaddition,character‐definingfeaturesalsoincludethosethatexpressMarketStreet’suseasa“ceremonialandprocessionalroutethroughthecity[fromJustinHermanPlaza,throughUnitedNationsPlazatoCityHall]forprotestmarches,communitycelebrations,andcivicparades”(ICF2016:6‐9to6‐10quoted).Thefollowinglistofcharacter‐definingfeatures,organizedbylandscapecharacteristiccategory,representsthosethatareextantorpartiallyextantintheMarketStreetlandscape(TableA‐2inAppendixAnotonlyprovidesadditionaldetail,butalsoincludescharacter‐definingfeaturesfromtheperiodofsignificancethatarenolongerextant)(ICF2016:6‐11to6‐13).

SpatialOrganization Verticalityofthestreetscape

Alignmentasaxis

Linearplan

Gridalignment

ClusterArrangement PlazaarrangementalongMarketStreet

North‐southintersections

Circulation Sidewalks

Roadway

Topography Grade

ViewsandVistas Broadviewofstreetscape

VistaofCityHallfromUnitedNationsPlaza

JustinHermanPlazaopenspace


Small‐ScaleFeatures PathofGoldLightStandards

AWSSfirehydrants

Samuel’sClock



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MechanicsMonument


Foraresourcetoexpressitssignificance,itmustretainintegrityasexpressedbysevencategories:location,setting,design,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.Whilecharacter‐definingfeaturescontributetoexpressingoneormoreoftheseaspectsofintegrity,allsevenoftheseaspectsdonotneedtoberetainedforaresourcetoexpressitssignificance.IntermsofMarketStreet’ssignificanceforitsroleasaprocessionalroute,whichfacilitatesparticipationinandspectationofpoliticalrallies,civicceremonies,andpublicspeeches,“itismostessentialforintegrityoflocation,setting,design,andassociationtoberetained,astheybestconveytheplace,physicalcontext,forms,andprocessesassociatedwithMarketStreet’sperformanceasavenueforcivicengagementduringtheperiodofthe1870sto1979”(ICF2016:6‐17).Alterationofmaterials,workmanship,andfeelingwillundermineintegrity,but,withinthecontextofthissignificancetheme,alterationtocharacter‐definingfeaturesthatresultintheseintegritylossesmaybeacceptablewhencharacter‐definingfeaturesthatcontributetointegrityoflocation,design,setting,andassociationarepresent(ICF2016:6‐17).

MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanDesignedLandscape

Character‐definingfeaturesthatexpressMarketStreet’ssignificanceunderNRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3astheworkofmasterarchitectsMarioCiampiandJohnWarneckeandmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprinwithaperiodofsignificanceof1979arethosethatillustratetheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan’s“applicationofanearlyinterdisciplinaryapproachtourbandesign,whichhelpedelevatetheinfluenceoflandscapearchitecturesasadisciplinethatprovidesperspectiveonmodernurbanplanning.”Character‐definingfeaturesassociatedwiththissignificanceexpresstheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanas“anearlyexampleofadesignedurbanlandscapethatprioritizedthepedestrianexperienceandrespondedsympatheticallytotheexistinghistoriccontext”atatimewhenredevelopmentprogramsacrossthecountywereprioritizingtheneedsoftheautomobileanddemolishinghistoricneighborhoods(ICF2016:6‐18quoted).Thefollowinglistofcharacter‐definingfeatures,organizedbylandscapecharacteristiccategory,representsthosethatareextantorpartiallyextantintheMarketStreetlandscape(TableA‐3inAppendixAnotonlyprovidesadditionaldetail,butalsoincludescharacter‐definingfeaturesfromtheperiodofsignificancethatarenolongerextant)(ICF2016:6‐19to6‐25).

NaturalSystemsandFeatures Sunlightchanneledthroughnortherndiagonalstreetgridintorectangularplazas

SpatialOrganization Alignmentof120‐foot‐widestreetdiagonallyfromeasttowest

Pedestrian‐orientedseparationoffoot,vehicle,andrailtraffic

Largeplazas

o JustinHermanPlaza

o HallidiePlaza

o UnitedNationsPlaza

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o Mechanic’sMonumentPlaza

o CrockerPlaza

o MarkTwainPlaza

o MarketStreetPlaza

ClusterArrangement PlacementofplazasalonglengthofMarketStreet

RepeatingpatternofBART/MunisubwayentrancesalonglengthofMarketStreet

Repeatingpatternofstreetsignage(squareandcircular)

Repeatingpatternoftrafficlightsandtrafficsignage

Arrangementofstreettreesindoubleandsinglerowsdownsidewalks

Circulation Redbrickpavinginherringbonepatternthatdistinguishespedestrianfromvehicularspace

Treeallees(doubleandsinglerows)

Verticalcirculationfeatures(elevator,escalator,andstairs)ofBART/Munistations(CivicCenter,Embarcadero,Montgomery,andPowell)andMuni‐onlystation(VanNess)

Vegetation Streettrees

BuildingsandStructures BART/Munistationstreetentrances:EmbarcaderoStation;MontgomeryStation;PowellStation;

CivicCenterStation

VanNessMunistationstreetentrances

ViewsandVistas RetainedviewofCityHallfromMarketStreet

RetainedbroadviewofMarketStreetwidth


Small‐ScaleFeatures Granitebollardswithchainlinks

BronzeBART/Munistreetelevators

Bronzefour‐sidedstreetclocks

Streetsignage

Semaphore‐styletrafficsignageandtrafficlights

Bronzetreegrates

Small‐scalefeaturesretainedfromearlierperiods

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o AWSSfirehydrants

o Samuel’sClock

o CaliforniaStatehoodMonument

o Emergencycallboxes

Throughthepresenceofcharacter‐definingfeatures,aresourcecanbesaidtoretainintegrity.Integrityisdescribedintermsofsevencategories:location,setting,design,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.Whileallsevenoftheseaspectsdonotneedtoberetainedforaresourcetoexpressitssignificance,oneormorecharacter‐featurescancombinetoexpressmultipleintegritycategories.IntermsofMarketStreet’ssignificanceastheworkofmasterarchitectsMarioCiampiandJohnWarneckeandmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprin,“itismostessentialforintegrityoflocation,design,materials,workmanshipandassociationtoberetained,astheybestconveytheplace,form,physicalcomponents,qualityoflabor,andprocessesassociatedwithMarketStreetasacollaborationoftheMarketStreetJointVentureArchitectsontheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanasanearlyapplicationofaninterdisciplinaryapproach,whichhelpedelevatetheinfluenceoflandscapearchitectureasadisciplinethatprovidesperspectiveonmodernurbanplanning”(ICF2016:6‐29to6‐30).Character‐definingfeaturesassociatedwiththelandscapecategoriesofspatialorganization,clusterarrangement,andcirculationaremostessentialtoexpressingMarketStreet’sintegrityasaModernist‐eradesignedlandscapeassociatedwiththeworkofmasterarchitectsMarioCiampiandJohnWarneckeandmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprin.Thesecharacter‐definingfeaturesaremostimportanttotheexpressionofthedesigners’interdisciplinaryapproach,whichelevatedthepedestrianexperiencethroughintegrationofpublicspaces“intheformofplazas,developmentofaunifiedstreetscapeaesthetic,incorporationofexistingbuiltenvironmentfeatures,expansionofsidewalkareas,andremovalofstreet‐levelrailtransit”(ICF2016:6‐18).Thisalsoincludesdesignofstreet‐levelsubwayentrancesof“lowprofile,U‐shapedportalsofminimalistdesign,”which“reducethevisualimpactoftransitpresenceonthestreet‐levelpedestrianexperience”andmaketransitsecondarytopedestrianopenspace(ICF2016:4‐50),aswellasselectionofstreettreesthatnotonlycomplementtheplannedsidewalkwidthandheightofthePathofGoldLightStandards,butalsopreventobstructionofpedestrianviewsofstorefrontsfromthestreet(ICF2016:4‐48).Giventheaggregateimpactoflostfeaturesfromtheperiodofsignificance,alongwiththeadditionofpost‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanfeatures,whichhavealreadyreducedthelandscape’sintegritysomewhat,alterationofmaterials,workmanship,andfeelingisacceptableprovidedintegrityoflocation,design,setting,andassociationarenotimpaired.Assuch,retentionofcharacter‐definingfeaturesthatarticulatethedesigngoalsofestablishingaunifiedstreetscapeaestheticthroughrepeatedpatternsacrossthelandscapeandprioritizingthepedestrianexperienceisparticularlyimportant.

United Nations Plaza

TwooftheBARTstationentrancesarelocatedwithintheboundariesofUnitedNationsPlaza,oneinthesoutheastcorner(eastofthefountain)andtheother,largerentranceinthesouthwestcorner.TheplazawasevaluatedandfoundtobeNRHPandCRHReligible,bothasacontributingfeatureoftheMarketStreetculturallandscapeandasanindividuallyeligiblehistoriclandscape(ICF2016).Inadditiontocriteriaandmethodstypicalforevaluationofbuildings,structures,andobjects,culturallandscapeevaluationguidelineswereapplied.Theplazawasevaluatedforindividualeligibilityasalandscape/sitepropertytype.Assuch,inadditiontocriteriaandmethodstypicalforevaluationof



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buildings,structures,andobjects,culturallandscapeevaluationguidelineswereapplied(ICF2016:AppendixA).

UnitedNationsPlazawasfoundtobeeligibleunderNRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1foritsroleasthevenueusedfornationallysignificanteventsimportanttotheelevationofLGBTQissuestonationwideattention,includingtheGayFreedomDayParadesandthefirstcivildisobedienceprotestagainsttheAIDSepidemicanywhereintheworld.UnitedNationsPlazaisalsoeligibleunderNRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3foritsassociationwithmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprin,asitrepresentsanexampleofhisworkthatelevatedtheinfluenceoflandscapearchitectureasadisciplineimportanttourbandevelopment,particularlyintermsofconsideringthehumanexperienceandtheexistingbuiltenvironmentwithintheredevelopmentprocess.TheperiodofsignificanceforUnitedNationsPlazais1976to1985andthedefinedboundaryoftheplazaconsistsofthe2.6‐acreopenarealocatedbetween7thand8thStreets,extendingwestwardfromMarketStreettoHydeandFultonStreets(ICF2016:AppendixA).

TableA‐4,ContributingFeaturesoftheUnitedNationsPlaza,includedinAppendixA,isadaptedfromTable1,FeatureAnalysisTable:UnitedNationsPlaza,foundintheDPR523BFormforUnitedNationsPlaza,whichisincludedwithinAppendixAofCulturalLandscapeEvaluation,BetterMarketStreetProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA(ICF2016:AppendixA).Thetableoutlinescharacter‐definingfeaturesassociatedwithexpressingeachofUnitedNationsPlaza’sareasofsignificance.

Thefollowinglistofcharacter‐definingfeatures,organizedbylandscapecharacteristiccategory,representsthosethatareextantorpartiallyextantintheUnitedNationsPlazalandscapethatexpressMarketStreet’ssignificanceunderNRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1andunderNRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3(TableA‐4inAppendixAnotonlyprovidesadditionaldetail,butalsoincludescharacter‐definingfeaturesfromtheperiodofsignificancethatarenolongerextant)(ICF2016:6‐19to6‐25).

SpatialOrganization LocationalongMarketStreetbetween7thand8thStreets

Triangularplanwithtwolinearpromenadesprojectingnorthandwest

Placementoffountainineasternsection

Circulation Multi‐modaltransportationaccesspoint

VerticalcirculationforCivicCenterBART/Munistationincludingstairandescalator

Twopedestriancirculationaxes

Redbrickpavinginherringbonepattern

Vegetation Trees

PlantingBeds

ViewsandVistas ViewofCityHall

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“Oceanpools”andearthtides”watercycleofUnitedNationsPlazaFountain

Small‐ScaleFeatures Lightpolesatfountain

Flagpoleswithradiabasedesign

Granitepavingwithbrassinlay

Stonemonument

Bollards

Foraresourcetoexpressitssignificance,itmustretainintegrity,whereintegrityisdefinedintermsdescribedintermsofsevencategories:location,setting,design,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.Aresource’sintegrityisdefinedbythepresenceofcharacter‐definingfeatures,whichcansupporttheexpressionofoneormoreoftheseaspectsofintegrity.Allsevenoftheseaspectsdonotneedtobeexpressedforaresourcetoconveyitssignificance.WhenconsideringeligibilityunderNRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3,“itismostessentialforintegrityoflocation,design,materials,workmanship,andassociationtoberetained,astheybestconveytheplace,form,physicalcomponents,qualityoflabor,andprocessesassociatedwithUnitedNationsPlaza’ssignificanceasanexampleofhowLawrenceHalprin’sworkhelpedelevatetheinfluenceoflandscapearchitectureasadisciplinethatprovidesessentialperspectiveonmodernurbanplanning,andillustratedtheviabilityofprioritizingsensitivitytohumanexperienceandtheexistingbuiltenvironmentaspartoftheredevelopmentprocess”(ICF2016:AppendixA).WhiletheintegrityofsomeofUnitedNationsPlaza’scharacter‐definingfeatureshavebeendiminishedorarenolongerpresent,alterationtocharacter‐definingfeaturesthatcontributetointegrityofmaterialsorintegrityofworkmanship,whichcanalsoresultinlossofintegrityoffeeling,maybeacceptableifintegrityoflocation,design,setting,andassociationareretained.Assuch,newelementsthatdonotundermineUnitedNationsPlazaasanexampleoflandscapedesignleveragedforurbanplanningprioritiesorasanexampleofprioritizingthehumanexperiencewithinthebuiltenvironmentcanbeconsideredcompatiblewithHalprin’splazadesign.

San Francisco Civic Center Historic District Cultural Landscape

ThreeoftheBARTstationentrancesarelocatedwithintheboundariesoftheSanFranciscoCivicCenterHistoricDistrictCulturalLandscape,twowithintheboundariesofUnitedNationsPlaza,andathirdontheeastcornerofMarketandHydeStreets.TheCivicCenterHistoricDistrict,asdescribedinthe“SanFranciscoCivicCenterHistoricDistrictCulturalLandscapeInventory”(MIG2015),includesaroughly58‐acreand15‐blockareaofSanFranciscothathasmultiplehistoricdesignations.Thesedesignationsincludethefollowing.

SanFranciscoLandmarkDistrict,December1994(1994SanFranciscoLandmarkDistrict).

NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces,October10,1978(1978NationalRegister),forstateandnationallevelsofsignificance.

NationalHistoricLandmarkonFebruary27,1987(1987NationalHistoricLandmark).

ThehistoricdistrictislocatedintheCityandCountyofSanFrancisco,California,justnorthofMarketStreetbetweenFranklinStreetand7thStreet.ItextendsnorthtoMcAllisterStreetandGoldenGateAvenue.(MIG2015:5).Theboundaryofthehistoricdistrictreflectsthelimitoutlinedinthe1994SanFranciscoLandmarkDistrict,whichismoreexpansivethantheboundaryoutlined



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inthe1978NationalRegisterand1987NationalHistoricLandmark.TheCivicCenterHistoricDistrictissignificantforitsassociationwitheventsandarchitecturalstylesconnectedtothePanama‐PacificInternationalExposition,theBeauxArtsCivicCenterPlan,theformationoftheUnitedNations,andtheUnitedStatespeacetreatywithJapan.TheperiodofsignificancefortheCivicCenterHistoricDistrictis1896to1951.Theenddatewasestablishedbythe1987NationalHistoricLandmark(MIG2015:6).

TheCulturalLandscapeInventoryacknowledgesthatevaluationoftheworkofknownmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprinandhisworkassociatedwithBART,MarketStreet,andtheUnitedNationsPlazawasbeyondthescopeofthe2014reportandrequiredfurtherstudy.Theculturallandscapeinventorynoted,“ifworkassociatedwiththatprojectisfoundtobesignificantthentheperiodofsignificancewouldbeextendedtothe1970s.”Forthepurposesofthisreport,character‐definingfeaturesassociatedwiththatperiodofsignificanceareaddressedintheprecedingdiscussionofUnitedNationsPlaza.Thus,thissectionoftheinventoryonlyaddressescharacter‐definingfeatureswithintheSanFranciscoCivicCenterHistoricDistrictboundarythatdatetothe1896to1951periodofsignificance,andarelocatedwithinoradjacenttotheBARTentrancelocations(MIG2015:79–81).Assuch,theonlycharacter‐definingfeaturesassociatedwiththeSanFranciscoCivicCenterHistoricDistrictrelevantforconsiderationinthisCulturalResourcesConstraintsReportarethefollowing.

1UnitedNationsPlaza(1927)

79McAllister(1906)

83McAllister(1907)

50UnitedNationsPlaza(1936)

1182MarketStreet(1925)

CEQA Resource Identification at BART Station Entrances

Embarcadero Station Entrances

TherearesixbuildingswithintheEmbarcaderoStationprojectarea,threeofwhichareCEQAhistoricalresources(Table3).TwobuildingsaredesignatedasCategoryBbuildings,andonebuildingisdesignatedasaCategoryCbuildingbytheCityofSanFrancisco.

ThethreeCEQAresourcesareCategoryAbuildings,previouslydeemedhistoricalresourcesforpurposesofCEQAbytheCityofSanFrancisco.

Table 3. Historical Resources in the Embarcadero Station Project Area

CanopyStructure

Resource Address Parcel YearBuilt

MeansbywhichaHistoricalResourceperCEQA

Canopy1 HyattRegency

22Drumm/5TheEmbarcadero

0234017 1972 CategoryBproperty:CityofSanFranciscorequiresfurtherconsultationandreviewtodetermineCEQAhistoricalresourceeligibility.



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CanopyStructure



Canopy2 FederalReserveBank

101Market 3712025 1982 CategoryAproperty:CEQAhistoricalresource.2S2statuscode:individualpropertydeterminedeligibleforNRHPbyaconsensusthroughSection106process.ListedintheCRHR.Partofthe2012TransitCenterHistoricResourceSurveyUpdate.

Canopy3 MatsonBuilding

215MarketStreet

3711019 1925 CategoryAproperty:CEQAhistoricalresource.ListedintheNRHP.Localpreservationdesignation:article11Cat:I–SignificantBuilding,NoAlterations.

Canopy4 NA 1California 0264004 1969 CategoryAhistoricalresource.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy5 NA 333Market 3710020 1981 PropertyInformationMapindicatesA–HistoricResourcePresent(EmbarcaderoGarage)

Canopy6 NA 1PineStreet 0265003 1987 C–NoHistoricResourcePresent/NotAgeEligible

CEQA=CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct;CRHR=CaliforniaRegisterofHistoricalResources;NA=NotApplicable;NRHP=NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces

Montgomery Station Entrances

TherearesixbuildingswithintheMontgomeryStationprojectarea,threeofwhichareCEQAhistoricalresources(Table4).OnebuildingisdesignatedasaCategoryBbuilding,andtwobuildingsaredesignatedasCategoryCbuildingsbytheCityofSanFrancisco.

TwooftheCEQAresourcesareCategoryAbuildings,previouslydeemedhistoricalresourcesforpurposesofCEQAbytheCityofSanFrancisco.ThethirdCEQAresource,thePalaceHotel,isacontributortotheNewMontgomery‐Mission‐SecondStreetConservationDistrict,andisadesignatedCityLandmark.

Table 4. Historical Resources in the Montgomery Station Project Area

CanopyStructure



Canopy7 BankofCalifornia

1Sansome 0289003 1908 CategoryAhistoricalresource.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy8 ChevronBuilding

575Market 3708175 1975 CategoryCproperty:NoHistoricResourcePresent/NotAgeEligible

Canopy9 FlatironBuilding

540–548Market

0291001 1913 CityLandmark#155.CategoryA–historicalresource.CEQAhistoricalresource.Localpreservationdesignation:article11Cat:I–SignificantBuilding,NoAlterations.IdentifiedforassociationwithLGBTQhistory(p.207).

Canopy10 NA 595Market 3708059 1978 CategoryCproperty:NoHistoricResourcePresent/NotAgeEligible



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CanopyStructure



Canopy11 NA 2–8Montgomery

0291007 1967 CategoryBproperty:CityrequiresfurtherconsultationandreviewtodetermineCEQAhistoricalresourceeligibility.

Canopy12 PalaceHotel

633–665Market

3707052 1909 CityLandmark#18.ContributortotheNewMontgomery‐Mission‐SecondStreetConservationDistrict.CategoryAhistoricalresource.NRHPeligible.CEQAhistoricalresource.

CEQA=CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct;LGBTQ=Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,Questioning;NA=NotApplicable;NRHP=NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces

Powell Station Entrances

TherearefivebuildingswithinthePowellStationprojectarea,allofwhichareCEQAhistoricalresourcesandcontributorstotheKearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict(Table5).

Table 5. Historical Resources in the Powell Station Project Area

Canopy/Escalator Resource Address

Parcel YearBuilt


Canopy13 PhelanBuilding

760–784Market

0328001 1908 CategoryAhistoricalresource.ContributortotheKearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict.Localpreservationdesignation:article11Cat:I–SignificantBuilding,NoAlterations.NRHPeligible.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy14 801and825–833Market

3705Z001and3705037

PIMnodatefor801;1908for825–833

BothbuildingsareCategoryAhistoricalresources.ContributorstotheKearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict.CEQAhistoricalresources.

Canopy15 856Market

3705042 1908 CategoryAhistoricalresource.ContributortotheKearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy16 HaleBrosDept.StoreBuilding

901–919Market

3704001 1912 ListedintheNRHP.CategoryAhistoricalresource.ContributortotheKearny‐Market‐Mason‐SutterConservationDistrict.Localpreservationdesignation:article11Cat:I–SignificantBuilding,NoAlterations.CEQAhistoricalresource.



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Parcel YearBuilt


CEQA=CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct;NRHP=NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces

Civic Center Station Entrances

TherearefivebuildingswithintheCivicCenterStationprojectarea,fourofwhichareCEQAhistoricalresourcesandcontributorstotheCivicCenterHistoricDistrict.OnebuildingisdesignatedasaCategoryCbuildingbytheCityofSanFrancisco(Table6).

Table 6. Historical Resources in the Civic Center Station Project Area


Parcel YearBuilt


Canopy17 UnitedNationsPlaza

10UnitedNationsPlaza

0351050 1982

CivicCenterCulturalLandscape(http://sf‐planning.org/civic‐center‐cultural‐landscape‐inventory);CivicCenterHistoricDistrict;CivicCenterLandmarkDistrict.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy18 NA 1145Market

3702044 1990 C‐NoHistoricResourcePresent/NotAgeEligible.

Canopy19/20 FederalBuilding

50UnitedNationsPlazaStreet

0351035 1900

ListedintheNRHP/CRHR.CivicCenterCulturalLandscape(http://sf‐planning.org/civic‐center‐cultural‐landscape‐inventory);CivicCenterHistoricDistrict;CivicCenterLandmarkDistrict.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy19/20 NA 1170Market

0351051 1983 CategoryA–HistoricResourcePresent;CivicCenterHistoricDistrict;CivicCenterLandmarkDistrict.CEQAhistoricalresource.

Canopy21 OrpheumTheater

1182‐1192

0351022 CityLandmark#94.CategoryA–historicalresource.ListedinNRHPascontributortoCivicCenterHistoricDistrict.Localpreservationdesignation:article11Cat:I–SignificantBuilding,NoAlterations.CEQAhistoricalresource

Canopy22 NA VACANT 3702390 NA NACEQA=CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct;CRHR=CaliforniaRegisterofHistoricalResources;NA=NotApplicable;NRHP=NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces



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Resource Identification Conclusions

Cultural Landscapes

Market Street Cultural Landscape

TheMarketStreetCulturalLandscapeisconsideredeligiblefortheNRHPandCRHRunderthreeseparatesignificancethemes.Theseinclude1)MarketStreet’sroleasSanFrancisco’smaincirculationarteryandfacilitatorofurbandevelopment,withaperiodofsignificancefrom1847to1929(NRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1);2)MarketStreet’sroleasavenueforcivicengagementinSanFranciscofromthe1870sto1979(NRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1);and3)MarketStreet’sroleasanexampleoftheworkofmasterarchitectsMarioCiampiandJohnWarneckeandmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprinwithaperiodofsignificanceof1979(NRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3).Foreachofthethreesignificancethemes,character‐definingfeaturesarepresent.Assuch,theMarketStreetCulturalLandscapecanbesaidtoconveyitshistoricsignificancesandretainintegrity.Forthefirsttwosignificancethemes,itismostessentialforcharacter‐definingfeaturesthatsupportintegrityoflocation,setting,design,andassociationtoberetained,giventhoseaspectsbestexpressaresource’splace,physicalcontext,forms,andprocesses.Alterationstothelandscapethatundermineintegrityofmaterialsandworkmanshipmaybeacceptableifsuchalterationsarecompatiblewiththeexistinglandscapeanddonothindertheresource’sabilitytoconveyitssignificance.Forthethirdsignificancetheme,itismostessentialforcharacter‐definingfeaturesthatsupportintegrityoflocation,design,materials,workmanship,andassociationtoberetained,giventhoseaspectsbestexpressaresource’splace,forms,physicalcomponents,qualityoflabor,andprocesses.AlterationstothelandscapethatundermineintegrityofmaterialsandworkmanshipmaybeacceptableaslongasthelandscaperetainsitsoverallabilitytorepresenttheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlandesign.Aframeworkforanalyzingpotentialimpactsontheresourcesincludesconsiderationofpermanentrelocationorremovalofcharacter‐definingfeatures,alterationtocharacter‐definingfeaturesthatunderminesthepedestrianexperience,alterationtoarepeatingpatternthatiscurrentlypresentasaunifyingelementacrossthelandscape,alterationthatunderminesarticulationofaminimaldesign,obscuringofopenviewsandvistas,oralterationtoplazasettings.

United Nations Plaza

UnitedNationsPlazawasfoundtobeeligibleunderNRHPCriterionAandCRHRCriterion1foritsroleasthevenueusedfornationallysignificanteventsimportanttotheelevationofLGBTQissuestonationwideattention,includingtheGayFreedomDayParadesandthefirstcivildisobedienceprotestagainsttheAIDSepidemicanywhereintheworld.UnitedNationsPlazaisalsoeligibleunderNRHPCriterionCandCRHRCriterion3foritsassociationwithmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprin,asitrepresentsanexampleofhisworkthatelevatedtheinfluenceoflandscapearchitectureasadisciplineimportanttourbandevelopment,particularlyintermsofconsideringthehumanexperienceandtheexistingbuiltenvironmentwithintheredevelopmentprocess.TheperiodofsignificanceforUnitedNationsPlazais1976to1985.Forthesesignificancethemes,character‐definingfeaturesarepresent.Assuch,theUnitedNationsPlazalandscapecanbesaidtoconveyitshistoricsignificancesandretainintegrity.ForUnitedNationsPlazaintegrityoflocation,design,materials,workmanship,andassociationaremostimportant,astheyconveyplace,form,physicalcomponents,qualityoflabor,andprocessesassociatedwiththeplaza’ssignificance.However,alterationstothelandscapethatundermineintegrityofmaterialsandworkmanshipmaybe



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acceptableifsuchalterationsarecompatiblewiththeexistinglandscapeanddonothindertheresource’sabilitytoconveyitssignificance.Aframeworkforanalyzingpotentialimpactsontheresourceincludesconsiderationofpermanentrelocationorremovalofcharacter‐definingfeatures,alterationtocharacter‐definingfeaturesinsuchwaysthatunderminethepedestrianexperience,alterationthatunderminesarticulationofaminimaldesign,obscuringofopenviewsandvistas,oralterationtoplazasetting.

San Francisco Civic Center Historic District

SanFranciscoCivicCenterHistoricDistrictCulturalLandscapeissignificantforitsassociationwitheventsandarchitecturalstylesconnectedtothePanama‐PacificInternationalExposition,theBeauxArtsCivicCenterPlan,theformationoftheUnitedNations,andtheUnitedStatespeacetreatywithJapan.TheperiodofsignificancefortheCivicCenterHistoricDistrictis1896to1951.TheCulturalLandscapeInventoryacknowledgesthatevaluationoftheworkofknownmasterlandscapearchitectLawrenceHalprinandhisworkassociatedwithBART,MarketStreet,andtheUnitedNationsPlazawasbeyondthescopeofthe2014reportandrequiredfurtherstudy.Forthepurposesofthisreport,conclusionsforthatperiodofsignificanceareaddressedintheprecedingdiscussionofUnitedNationsPlaza.Aframeworkforanalyzingpotentialimpactstobuildingfaçadesarenotaddressedastheyareremovedfromtheproposedimprovementsbyatleast12feetandbecausetheproposedimprovementswouldbeconsistentwiththedynamicurbanlandscapethatcharacterizesthesettingoftheCivicCenterHistoricDistrictovertimeandwouldhavelimitedpotentialtoimpactcharacter‐definingfeaturesassociatedwiththeCivicCenterHistoricDistrict.

Individual Architectural Resources

Threehistoricdistrictsand16buildingslocatedincloseproximitytothe21proposedcanopysitesqualifyasCEQAhistoricalresources.AlthoughtheentrancecanopieswouldintroduceanewstreetscapeelementonMarketStreetwithinhistoricdistrictsthatqualifyasCEQAhistoricalresources,theproposedprojectdoesnotrequirephysicalchangestoanyofthebuildingslocatedintheprojectsitevicinity.Noneofthehistoricdistrictsthatwouldincludecanopyinstallationidentifiedthestreetscapeasacharacter‐definingfeatureofthedistrict.


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Chapter 5 References

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Appendix A Character Defining Features of

Market Street Landscape and United Nations Plaza

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District

Appendix ACharacter Defining Features of Market Street Landscape and United Nations

Plaza


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Table A‐1. Character Defining Features of the Market Street Cultural Landscape: Market Street as a Main Circulation Artery

ContributingFeature/CanopyLocation

LandscapeCharacteristicCategory

MarketStreetCharacter‐DefiningFeature

Status Character‐DefiningFeatureIntegrityAnalysis

Throughoutstreetscape

SpatialOrganization

Alignmentasaxis Extant MarketStreetremainsanaxisconnectingtheeasternwaterfrontwiththesouthwestinterior,orienteddiagonally,visuallyconnectingTwinPeakswiththeFerryBuilding.Retainedalignmentcontributestointegrityoflocation,design,feeling,andassociation.


SpatialOrganization

Gridalignment Extant MarketStreetretainsitsalignmentasameetingplacebetweentwodiscordantgridslaidoverthecity’stypography,orientedperpendicularlytothestreetgridinthesouth.Retainedalignmentcontributestointegrityoflocation,design,feeling,andassociation.


SpatialOrganization

Linearplan Extant MarketStreet’slinearplanfromtheeasternterminusofMarketStreetwesttoCastroStreetremainsintactasatransportationartery,contributingtointegrityoflocation,design,feeling,andassociation.


ClusterArrangement

Presenceofmulti‐modaltransportationsystems

Extant Whilesomespecifictransportationsystemsandspecificassociatedfeaturesarenotretainedfromtheearliesterasoftheperiodofsignificance,MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofmulti‐modaltransportationsystemsclusteredalongMarketStreet.ThesesystemsofmovementexpressMarketStreet’sroleasSanFrancisco’smaincirculationartery.Retainedarrangementcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.


Circulation Sidewalks Partial MarketStreetsidewalksretainintegrityoflocation.Useofsidewalksasasystemforpedestriancirculationsupport’sMarketStreet’sretentionofintegrityofassociation.However,thesidewalkshavebeenalteredsincetheperiodofsignificanceanddonotretainintegrityofdesign(width),materials,workmanship,orfeeling.NopotentialforimpactbyinsertionofBARTcanopies.


Circulation Roadway Partial MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofroadwaysforuseasavehiclecirculationsystem,whichcontributestointegrityofassociation.However,theroadwayhasbeenalteredsincetheperiodofsignificanceanddoesnotretainintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,orfeeling.


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Circulation Rails Partial MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofrailsforstreetcarandcablecarcirculation,whichcontributetointegrityofassociation.However,therailshavebeenalteredsincetheperiodofsignificanceanddonotretainintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,orfeeling.


Circulation Electriccatenarywiresystem

Partial MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofelectriccatenaryforstreetcarcirculation,whichcontributetointegrityofassociation.However,theelectriccatenaryhavebeenalteredsincetheperiodofsignificanceanddoesnotretainintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,orfeeling.

BARTentrance1 Circulation Cablecarturnarounds Extant MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofcablecarturnarounds,whichcontributetointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Topography Grade Extant MarketStreet’sgradeelevationincreasesfromeasttowestasduringitsperiodofsignificance,andcontributestointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


BuildingsandStructures

Landmarkbuildings Extant RetentionofbuildingsandstructuresconstructedalongMarketStreetforstrategicadvantage(practicalutilityofaccesstoMarketStreet’smaincirculationartery,aswellasforthepurposeofdisplayingwealthandsuccess)contributestointegrityofsetting,design,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


ViewsandVistas

Lineofsightfromeasttowest

Extant Lineofsightfromeasttowestisretained,includingviewofTwinPeaksandSunset,andcontributestointegrityofsetting,design,feeling,andassociation.


ViewsandVistas

Lineofsightwesttoeast Extant Lineofsightfromwesttoeastisretained,includingviewofMarketStreet’slengthterminatingattheFerryBuilding,andcontributestointegrityofsetting,design,feeling,andassociation.

Notapplicable/NotadjacenttoaBARTentrance

ViewsandVistas

ViewofMarketStreetfromTwinPeaks

Extant ViewofMarketStreetfrompointsneartheridgeanddowntheeasternslopeofTwinPeaksareretainedandcontributetoMarketStreet’sintegrityofsetting,design,feeling,andassociation.


ConstructedWaterFeatures

Lotta’sFountain Extant Retainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentandcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.





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Small‐ScaleFeatures

PathofGoldLightStandards

Partial PathofGoldLightStandardsarereplicasanddonotretainintegrityofmaterialsandworkmanship,butdoretainintegrityoflocation,design,feeling,andassociation.Thus,existingPathofGoldLightStandardsfromJustinHermanPlazatoValenciaStreetcontributetoMarketStreet’sintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



AWSSfirehydrants Extant AWSS,featuresretainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentareingoodcondition.WhiletheywerepresentthroughoutthecityduringtheperiodofsignificanceandarenotexclusivelycomponentsofMarketStreet,theyarefeaturesthatcontributetothestreetscape’sintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Samuel’sClock Extant Retainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentandcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



MechanicsMonument Extant Retainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentandcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

BARTentrance11 Small‐ScaleFeatures


Extant Retainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentandcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



Emergencycallboxes Extant Retainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentandcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

Source:TableeditedfromICF.“Table6‐1.FeatureAnalysisTable:marketStreetasaMainCirculationArtery”CulturalLandscapeEvaluation,BetterMarketStreetProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA.(2016),6‐3–6‐6.





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Table A‐2. Character Defining Features of the Market Street Cultural Landscape: Market Street as a Venue for Civic Engagement






SpatialOrganization

Verticalityofstreetscape Extant BuildingsthatlineMarketStreetarticulateverticalplanesthatdefinethespaceforprocessionatstreetlevel,butalsoestablishMarketStreetasanamphitheaterwithanaudienceelevatedwithinbuildingsabove.Assuch,retainedalignmentcontributestointegrityofsettingforMarketStreet.


SpatialOrganization

Gridalignment Extant MarketStreetretainsitsalignmentasameetingplacebetweentwodiscordantgridslaidoverthecity’stypography,orientedperpendicularlytothestreetgridinthesouth.Retainedalignmentcontributestointegrityoflocation,design,feeling,andassociation.


ClusterArrangement

PlazaarrangementalongMarketStreet

Extant WhileJustinHermanPlaza,RobertFrostPlaza,MechanicsMonumentPlaza,MarkTwainPlaza,CrockerPlaza,HallidiePlaza,andUnitedNationsPlazawerenotpresentalongMarketStreetduringtheentireperiodofsignificance,theywereaddedasopenspacesforpublicgatheringduringtheperiodofsignificanceandremainintactasplacesalongtheprocessionalrouteforparticipantandaudiencegathering.Retainedarrangementcontributestointegrityofdesign,location,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.


ClusterArrangement

North‐southintersections Extant North‐southintersectionsclusteredalongMarketStreetremainintactaslocationsthatallowparticipantsandaudiencesofcivicengagementactivitiesaccesstoeast‐westprocessionalroutefromthenorthernandsouthernstreetgrids.Assuch,theseintersectionscontributetointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.


CirculationFeatures

Sidewalks Partial MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofsidewalksforpedestriancirculationandaudienceparticipationduringpublicengagementevents,whichcontributetointegrityofdesignandassociation.Thesidewalkshavebeenalteredsincethe1870s–1967segmentoftheperiodofsignificanceanddonotretainintegrityofdesign(widthalteration),materials,workmanshiporfeeling.FortheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanera,sidewalksdoretainintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.





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CirculationFeatures

Roadway Partial MarketStreetretainsthepresenceofroadwaysusedastherouteforpublicprocessioninprotestandcelebration,whichcontributetointegrityofassociation.However,theroadwaywidthhasbeenalteredsincethe1870s–1967segmentoftheperiodofsignificanceanddonotretainintegrityofmaterials,workmanship,orfeeling.FortheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanera,roadwaydoesretainmoderateintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Topography Grade Extant MarketStreet’sgraderemainsrelativelyflatalongMarketStreetfromtheEmbarcaderotoCastroStreet,butincreasesfromeasttowestasduringitsperiodofsignificance,andcontributestointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


ViewsandVistas

Broadviewofstreetscape Partial Broadviewofstreetscapefromsidewalksandintersectionsremainsintact,offeringvisualaccesstoaudienceatstreetlevelandinbuildingstoprocessionsdownMarketStreet.However,theviewisdiminishedslightlybytheadditionofMunihigh‐lowstructuresinthestreet.Assuch,thevistacontributestointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.

BARTentrance17,19,and20

ViewsandVistas

VistaofCityHallfromUnitedNationsPlaza

Partial VistaofCityHallfromUnitedNationsPlazaremainsintact,offeringvisualconnectionbetweentheplazagatheringspaceandtheseatofgovernment.However,theviewisdiminishedslightlyfromsomevantagepointsbytheBolivarstatue,whichpartiallyobstructstheviewofCityHallwhenobserversarestandingintheUnitedNationsPlazaFultonpromenade.Assuch,thevistacontributestointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.


ViewsandVistas

JustinHermanPlazaopenspace

Extant ViewofJustinHermanopenspaceremainsintact,offeringvisualaccesstomassgatherings.Assuch,theviewcontributestoMarketStreet’sintegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.



Lotta’sFountain Extant Lotta’sFountainisretainedfrompre‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanMarketStreetdevelopmentandcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.





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Partial PathofGoldLightStandardsarereplicasanddonotretainintegrityofmaterialsandworkmanship,butdoretainintegrityoflocation,design,feeling,andassociation.Thus,existingPathofGoldLightStandardsfromJustinHermanPlazatoValenciastreetretainenoughintegrityoveralltocontributetoMarketStreet’sintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



AWSSfirehydrants Extant Retainedinfrastructurecontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



Samuel’sClock Extant Retainedmonumentcontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



MechanicsMonument Extant Retainedmonumentcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

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Extant Retainedmonumentcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

AWSS=AuxiliaryWaterSupplySystem;BART=BayAreaRapidTransit;Muni=SanFranciscoMunicipalRailwayNote:TableeditedfromICF.“Table6‐2.FeatureAnalysisTable:MarketStreetasaVenueforCivicEngagement,”CulturalLandscapeEvaluation,BetterMarketStreetProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA.(2016),6‐11–6‐13.

Table A‐3. Character Defining Features of the Market Street Cultural Landscape: Market Street Redevelopment Plan Landscape




Status Character‐DefiningFeaturesIntegrityAnalysis


NaturalSystemsandFeatures

Sunlightchanneledthroughnortherndiagonalstreetgridintotriangularplazas

Extant Streetalignmentthatallowsthisbenefitremainsintactandcontributestointegrityofsettingforthestreetscape.


SpatialOrganization

Alignmentof120‐foot‐widestreet,diagonallyfromeasttowest

Extant MarketStreetremainsinitsMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐eraalignmentandwidth,establishingintegrityoflocationandcontributingtointegrityofdesignforthestreetscape.





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SpatialOrganization

Pedestrian‐orientedseparationoffoot,vehicle,andrailtraffic

Partial Reintroductionofstreetcarandtrolleytransitusingelectricoverheadcatenarywiretostreet‐levelunderminesintegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociationfortheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐erastreetscape.

Notapplicable/NotadjacenttoaBARTentranceunderconsideration

SpatialOrganization

JustinHermanPlaza Partial SignificantalterationstoJustinHermanPlazafeatures,alongwithadditionofnewfeatures,undermineintegrityoftheplaza,butsufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.


SpatialOrganization

HallidiePlaza Partial AlterationstoHallidiePlazafeatures,alongwithadditionofnewfeatures,undermineintegrityoftheplaza,butsufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feelingandassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.


SpatialOrganization

UnitedNationsPlaza Partial AlterationstoUnitedNationsPlazafeatures,alongwithadditionofnewfeatures,undermineintegrityoftheplaza,butsufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feelingandassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.

BARTentrance1 SpatialOrganization

RobertFrostPlaza Partial Minoralterationtosmall‐scalefeaturesundermineintegrityoftheplaza,butsufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feelingandassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.


SpatialOrganization

MechanicsMonumentPlaza

Partial Redesignoftheplazahassignificantlyunderminedintegrity,butsufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feelingandassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.


SpatialOrganization

CrockerPlaza Partial AlterationstoCrockerPlazaundermineintegrity,butsufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feelingandassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.





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SpatialOrganization

MarkTwainPlaza Extant MarkTwainPlazahassufferedlittlepost‐MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐eraalteration.Sufficientintegrityoflocation,design,setting,materials,workmanship,feelingandassociationremaintoexpressroleasanorganizingfeatureofMarketStreet.

Notapplicablebasedonanalysis

SpatialOrganization

MarketStreetPlaza ‐ GivenconstructionmaybemorecloselyrelatedtoYerbaBuenaCenterredevelopment,statusandprioritylevelarenotassigned.


ClusterArrangement

PlazaplacementalonglengthofMarketStreet

Extant ArrangementoflargeandsmallplazasalongmarketstreetremainsconsistentwithMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlandesignandcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.


ClusterArrangement

RepeatingpatternofBART/MunisubwayentrancesalonglengthofMarketStreet

Extant ArrangementofentrancesalongthelengthofMarketStreetremainsconsistentwithMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlandesignandcontributestodesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

Notapplicablebasedonstatus

ClusterArrangement

Repeatingpatternofsmall‐scalefurnishings

Lost Withlossofsomesmall‐scalefeatures,arrangementalongthelengthofMarketStreetisnotconsistentwithMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlandesignanddiminishesintegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.


ClusterArrangement

Repeatingpatternofstreetsignage(squareandcircular)

Partial FewMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐erastreetsignsremainintact;thus,repeatingpatternisnotdiscernable.Thisreplacementoforiginalsignageunderminesintegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.


ClusterArrangement

Repeatingpatternoftrafficlightsandtrafficsignage

Extant ArrangementoftrafficlightsandtrafficsignagealongthelengthofMarketStreetremainsconsistentwithMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlandesignandcontributestodesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.


ClusterArrangement

Arrangementofstreettreesindoubleandsinglerowsdownsidewalks

Extant Arrangementindouble‐andsingle‐treealléesalongsidewalksflankingMarketStreet,appearstobeintactandcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.





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Circulation Redbrickpavinginherringbonepatternthatdistinguishespedestrianfromvehicularspace

Extant Originalbrickpavingcontinuestounifycirculationsidewalkandplazacirculationroutes,butismissingfromcrosswalks.Integrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociationarediminishedslightly.


Circulation DecorativepavingatMarketandSteuartStreets

Lost Thecirculardecorativepavingisnolongerpresentonthestreetscape.Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Circulation Granitegutter,crosswalkedging,andlowerMarketStreetcenterlinepaving

Lost Thiselementisnolongerpresentonthestreetscape.Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.

AllCanopyLocations

Circulation Treeallées(doubleandsinglerows)

Extant Treescontinuetocreatepedestrianlanesonthesidewalks,contributingtointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.

AllBARTEntranceLocations

Circulation Verticalcirculationfeatures(elevator,escalator,andstairs)ofBART/Munistations(CivicCenter,Embarcadero,Montgomery,andPowell)andMuni‐onlystation(VanNess)

Extant Verticalcirculationfeaturescontinuetoallowpedestrianmovementfromstreetleveltoundergroundtransit,contributingtointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.


Vegetation Streettrees Extant OriginalspeciesremainsintactforstreettreesalongMarketStreet,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

BARTentrances1‐6,7‐12,13‐16,and17‐22.


BART/Munistationstreetentrances:EmbarcaderoStation,MontgomeryStationPowellStation,CivicCenterStation

Partial Minimaldesign—form,location,andmaterialselection—continuestoreduceimpactoftransitpresenceonthestreet‐levelpedestrianexperienceandcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociation,butsomeexampleshavesecuritygateadditionsandalterationstofinishesandrailingthatundermineintegrityofdesign.





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VanNessMunistationstreetentrances

Partial Minimaldesign—form,location,andmaterialselection—continuestoreduceimpactoftransitpresenceonthestreet‐levelpedestrianexperienceandcontributestointegrityofdesign,setting,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


ViewsandVistas

RetainedviewofCityHallfromMarketStreet

Partial

ConnectionbetweenpedestriansonMarketStreetandviewofCityHallisretained,butintegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationareslightlydiminishedbypresenceofstatueobstructingsightline.


ViewsandVistas

RetainedbroadviewofMarketStreetwidth

Partial Viewremainsunobstructedinmanylocationsandallowsvisualconnectionbetweenpedestriansandthestreetscape.ObstructionshavebeenintroducedinsomelocationsintheformofMuniboardingstructuresandbusshelters.Theseadditionsslightlydiminishintegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociation.



Lotta’sFountain Extant Retainedwaterfeatureremainsintact,contributestointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociation.



Wood‐slatbenches Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Backlessstonebenches Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.

BARTEntrance19and20


Granitebollardswithchainlinks

Partial Bollardscontributetointegrityofdesign,workmanship,feeling,andassociation,butintegrityofmaterialisslightlydiminishedwithmissingchainlinksandpaintcoveringstoneinsomelocations.



Bronzebusshelters Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Graniteandbronzedrinkingfountains

Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



BronzeBART/Munistreetlevelelevators

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Bronzelightstandards,poleswithsquaretranslucentluminaries

Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Bronzecircularadvertisingkiosks

Lost LossofcircularadvertisingkiosksontheMarketStreetstreetscapediminishesintegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.

BARTentrance1and9


Bronzefour‐sidedstreetclocks

Extant Presenceonstreetscapecontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,feeling,andassociation.



Streetsignage Partial Presenceonstreetscapecontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Semaphore‐styletrafficsignageandtrafficlights

Extant Presenceonstreetscapecontributestointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Bronzetelephonebooths Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Bronzetreegrates Partial WhilethemajorityoftreelocationsretaintheirMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐eragrates,anotablenumberhavebeenremoved,diminishingintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.



Bronzetrashreceptacles Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.




Extant Retainedfeaturesthatpre‐datetheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanremainintact,continuetocontributetointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



AWSSfirehydrants Extant Retainedfeaturesthatpre‐datetheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanremainintact,continuetocontributetointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



Samuel’sClock Extant Retainedfeaturesthatpre‐datetheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanremainintact,continuetocontributetointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.





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Extant Retainedfeaturesthatpre‐datetheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanremainintact,continuetocontributetointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.



Emergencycallboxes Extant Retainedfeaturesthatpre‐datetheMarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanremainintact,continuetocontributetointegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociationforthestreetscape.

AWSS=AuxiliaryWaterSupplySystem;BART=BayAreaRapidTransit;Muni=SanFranciscoMunicipalRailwayNote:TableeditedfromICF.“Table6‐3.FeatureAnalysisTable:MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlanLandscape,”CulturalLandscapeEvaluation,BetterMarketStreetProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA.(2016),6‐19–6‐25.





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UnitedNationsPlazaCharacter‐DefiningFeature



SpatialOrganization

LocatedalongMarketStreetbetween7thand8thStreet

Extant Theplaza’splacementremainsconsistent,contributingtointegrityoflocation.


SpatialOrganization

Triangularplanwithtwolinearpromenadesprojectingnorthandwest

Extant Theplaza’splanremainsconsistent,contributingtointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.


SpatialOrganization

Placementoffountainineasternsection

Extant Placementofthefountainremainsconsistent,contributingtointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.


Circulation Multi‐modaltransportationaccesspoint

Extant Accesstomulti‐modaltransportationremainsintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Circulation VerticalcirculationforCivicCenterBART/Munistationincludingstairandescalator

Extant Verticalcirculationfeaturesremainintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Circulation Twopedestriancirculationaxes

Extant FultonStreeteast‐westandLeavenworthStreetnorth‐southaxisconfigurationremainsintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Circulation Redbrickpavinginherringbonepattern

Extant Pavingremainsintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


Vegetation Trees Extant Treerowsremainintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.

BARTentrance19and20

Vegetation Plantingbeds Partial BedsinFultonpromenadeandadjacenttoBART/Munistationremainintact,butgrassismostlyreplacedwithdecomposedgranite,contributingtointegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.


ViewsandVistas

ViewofCityHall Partial ViewofCityHallobscuredbySimonBolivarStatue,diminishesintegrityofdesign,setting,feeling,andassociation.



UnitedNationsPlazaFountain

Extant Fountainremainsintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.





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“Oceanpools”and“earthtides”watercycleofUnitedNationsPlazaFountain

Extant Lossof“earthtide”cycleisnotpermanentand,therefore,doesnotsignificantlydiminishintegrity.Archedjetsofwaterand“oceanpools”remainintactandcontributetointegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.NopotentialimpactfrominstallationofBARTcanopy.


SmallScaleFeatures

GranitelightstandardsinFultonpromenade

Partial Lightstandardshavebeenmodified,diminishingintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.PotentialimpactifcompleteBARTcanopyinstallationorconstructionrelatedtoBARTcanopyinstallationrequirespermanentrelocationorremovalofgranitelightstandards.


SmallScaleFeatures

Lightpolesatfountain Extant Lightpolesareintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.NopotentialimpactfrominsertionofBARTCanopy.


SmallScaleFeatures

Wood‐slatbenches Lost Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.Potentialimpactanalysisnotapplicable.


SmallScaleFeatures

Flagpoleswithradialbasedesign

Extant Flagpolesareintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.NopotentialimpactfrominstallationofBARTcanopy.


SmallScaleFeatures

Granitepavingwithbrassinlay

Extant MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐eragranitepavingwithbrassinlayisintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.NopotentialimpactfrominstallationofBARTcanopy.


SmallScaleFeatures

Stonemonument Extant MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐erastonemonumentintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.NopotentialimpactfrominstallationofBARTcanopy.


SmallScaleFeatures

Advertisingkiosk Lost MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐eraadvertisingkioskdoesnotappeartobeintact.Lossdiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.NopotentialimpactfrominstallationofBARTcanopy.





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BARTentrance19and20

SmallScaleFeatures

Bollards Extant MarketStreetRedevelopmentPlan‐eraBollardsadjacenttoBART/Munientranceremainintact,contributingtointegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.PotentialimpactifcompleteBARTcanopyinstallationorconstructionrelatedtoBARTcanopyinstallationrequirespermanentremovalorrelocationofbollards.


Post‐PlazaCompletionFeatures

Wayfindingsignage Addedafterperiodofsignificance

Additiondiminishesintegrityofdesign,materials,workmanship,feeling,andassociation.Potentialimpactanalysisnotapplicable.



Publictoilet Addedafterperiodofsignificance




1995UnitedNations50thAnniversarystonemonument

Addedafterperiodofsignificance

Whilenewmonumentwouldtypicallydiminishintegrity,participationofdesignerLawrenceHalprinintheprocessmitigatesreducedintegrity.Potentialimpactanalysisnotapplicable.



Lightpoles Addedafterperiodofsignificance




SimonBolivarequestrianstatue


Additiondiminishesintegrityofdesign,feeling,andassociation.Potentialimpactanalysisnotapplicable.



1995paving,includinggranitebandsandbrassinlayinFultonpromenade,circulargraniteUnitedNationssymbol


While1995pavingandbrassinlaywouldtypicallydiminishintegrityofdesign,material,workmanship,feeling,andassociation,participationofdesignerLawrenceHalprinintheprocessmitigatesreducedintegrity.Potentialimpactanalysisnotapplicable.

BART=BayAreaRapidTransit;Muni=SanFranciscoMunicipalRailwayNote:TableeditedfromICF.“AppendixA,DPRForms,UnitedNation’sPlaza,Table1.FeatureAnalysisTable:UnitedNationsPlaza,”CulturalLandscapeEvaluation,BetterMarketStreetProject,MarketStreet,SanFrancisco,CA.(2016),10‐12.