With a grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Chinatown CDC brought together interested community members in San Francisco's northeast quadrant in an envisioning process that resulted in conceptual design schemes and land use recommendations in an effort to revitalize this once vibrant corridor. Completed in 1994, the Broadway Envisioning Study has been an effective tool in bringing public attention to this area. Today, the Envisioning Study has led to the development of a specific streetscape improvement plan (see below) as well as the designation of one of the vacated freeway sites for affordable housing along Broadway.

Broadway Streetscape Improvement Plan — 1999
Chinatown CDC was the project planner for the Broadway Streetscape Improvement Plan, a community-driven project to enhance the pedestrian experience and traffic flow along Broadway between the Embarcadero and Columbus Avenue. With support from the San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) and a planning grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Chinatown CDC brought together neighboring community groups in Chinatown, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, and the Waterfront to participate in a series of streetscape design charrettes for the development of a streetscape plan for the Corridor.

The Broadway Streetscape Improvement Plan was recently submitted to MTC for consideration for a capital grant of up to $2 million. If the grant application is successful, the proposed streetscape improvements will be under construction by September 2001.