By Jackson Mauze, Bay Nature
Photo-snapping tourists, local joggers and bay history buffs visit the Embarcadero every day to enjoy the strip’s attractions and unimpeded views. Access to the waterfront has become a core element of the city’s soul, but some fear that a new development project may sour that precedent.
The Golden State Warriors’ proposal to build a new basketball arena on San Francisco’s waterfront has garnered support from many locals. But some of those who oppose it fear that it could set a standard for commercializing the bayside, and they claim it may have environmental consequences.
City planners say the project along Piers 30-32 will adhere to environmental regulations, but that some trash pollution and sediment disturbance from construction in the bay is inevitable. That’s cause for concern to some environmental groups, who want authorities to do a preliminary environmental study before the project moves into a more advanced stage of planning.
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