How the public shaped the plan

965 public comments, by sector

Comments outnumber commenters: most people raised several points. Counts from the plan's Table 3.

The full comment-and-response table (Appendix A, about 1,000 entries) will be searchable here once the City shares the source spreadsheet.

What people asked for

General

• Facilitate a just transition to a cleaner, fairer, and more livable city, with climate action that both reduces emissions and improves lives.

Transportation

• Expand and improve public transit to increase coverage, reliability, comfort, and safety citywide.
• Reform pricing and vehicle impact fees to reduce car dependency, fund transit, and reflect the true cost of driving.
• Invest in infrastructure for bikes, e-bikes, and micro-mobility while prioritizing equity, accessibility, and last-mile connectivity.

Healthy Ecosystems

• Restore ecosystems and biodiversity by replacing invasive species with local natives; expand natural areas and aquatic habitats.
• Green the urban landscape with more street trees, pollinator gardens, and limits on artificial turf.
• Support sustainable food systems through urban agriculture and equitable local food production.

Building Operations

• Provide support and financial incentives for building electrification with a particular focus on renters and older buildings.
• Implement permitting system reforms for electrification, retrofits, and onsite solar.
• Strengthen tenant protections to mitigate adverse impacts of electrification; also help renters drive electrification.

Circular Economy

• Build neighborhood-based reuse systems like zero waste hubs, repair clinics, composting sites, and community tool libraries.
• Adopt strong waste reduction policies including bans on single-use plastics, mandatory reuse, and the right to repair.
• Support sustainable consumption through plant-based diets and local green business development.

Energy Supply

• Municipalize PG&E infrastructure to create a public, affordable, clean power transmission system.
• Expand CleanPowerSF with microgrids, local solar generation, and neighborhood scale batteries.
• Lower electricity rates to make electrification feasible for all.

Housing and Land Use

• Promote dense, mixed-use housing near transit through infill development, adaptive reuse, and streamlined permitting.
• Ensure housing is equitable and climate-resilient, preventing displacement and addressing vacant units and speculative practices.
• Reform impact fees and zoning to discourage car use and support sustainable, community-centered development.

Water Supply

• Require onsite water reuse systems, including grey water systems and dual plumbing appliances, in all new buildings and in all building types.
• Implement stormwater capture systems citywide.
• Maintain water quality and provide access to clean water for all.