[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Treasure Island (CA) would be safe from Tsunami

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Tsunami risks covered in proposal for Treasure Island redevelopment


By Dan Schreiber
San Francisco Examiner (CA)
March 21, 2011

Protecting residents: Developers working to revamp Treasure Island  
say it can withstand a 10-foot wave if the ground is elevated and  
compacted, which is called for in existing plans. (Mike Koozmin/The  
Examiner)
San Francisco officials re-examining the proposed Treasure Island  
redevelopment project in the wake of the recent tsunami in Japan say  
the threat of inundation has already been addressed in design plans.

The multibillion-dollar redevelopment project was questioned at last  
week’s Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development  
Committee meeting by Supervisor Eric Mar, who wanted more information  
about a tsunami’s potential impact.

On Friday, Deputy Director Rich Hillis of the Mayor’s Office of  
Economic and Workforce Development said no major changes are in store  
because the disaster potential has already been addressed.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/development/2011/03/tsunami-risks- 
covered-proposal-treasure-island-redevelopment

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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