The Daily Journal (San Mateo County), Samantha Weigel, 5/14/15. "Central Park development gets approval: San Mateo planners approve Trans World's housing, office redevelopment proposal."
The park, the community, business, residential, all will co-exist. |
.... Despite public concerns the project would result in more traffic and parking problems while removing 41 trees just south of downtown, the commission vote 2-1 to approve the proposal." Read more.
Related article - San Mateo County Times/Aaron Kinney, 5/13/15. "San Mateo Planning Commission approves Central Park South development." Residents added they are worried about the cumulative impact on traffic from other nearby projects. Another developer has proposed erecting a 117-unit residential building along Fifth Avenue on the northern edge of Central Park. The 83-acre second phase of the Bay Meadows racetrack redevelopment is underway, and a massive project that includes up to 599 residential units is about to be constructed on Delaware Street at the former home of Kmart. But a traffic consultant told the commission that while Central Park South will increase traffic on Ninth Avenue, the effect will be "fairly modest" and within city guidelines. Ron Munekawa, the city's chief planner, told the commission that Hexagon's study took the other projects into account. "
References. Planning - City of San Mateo, PA13-044 Central Park South Pre-application completed, 885 South El Camino Real; 15, 25 and 31 9th Avenue. The property owner - Transworld Assurance Company. and About, ...."TWA is also proud to be an underwriter of our U.S. military's Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program that protects all military members throughout the world." Central Park map, City of San Mateo. north E. 5th Ave, West El Camino Real, south 9th Avenue, east Laurel Avenue.
Note photographs of Central Park. Park entry from Wikipedia. Rose garden image from City-Data.
Japanese Garden from Trip Advisor. Fitzgerald Field from Bay Area Softball Stats.Posted by Kathy Meeh
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