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Show me the Money: Financing Public Facilities in the Age of Scarcity

August 13, 2017 By Jim Chappell

Sandler Neurosciences Center
Sandler Neurosciences Center, UCSF Mission Bay campus, photo Jim Chappell

In the wake of the 2011 demise of California’s 400 redevelopment agencies, cities, developers, and institutions are all struggling to find new ways to fund the construction and maintenance of essential infrastructure and other public buildings and facilities. A San Francisco official recently complained to me that there are 40,000 dwelling units entitled in the city that aren’t being built.  He noted a variety of reasons, but a chief one for large developments is the need for massive unfunded up-front investments in infrastructure.  This includes projects like Treasure Island, Park Merced, Pier 70, and Hunters Point/Candlestick. Show me the Money: Financing Public Facilities in the Age of Scarcity

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Planning, Revitalization, San Francisco Bay Area Tagged With: infrastructure funding, Mission Bay, Sandler Neurosciences Center, TIF, UCSF

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