The Kansas Street SAFE Association (aka neighborhood watch) has lobbied against it. I'm quite in favor of it since it would tie us better to the Mission and provide a less traumatic way to get over the freeway than using the Chavez underpass, but the Kansas St people, ignoring the fact burglars use cars, seem to feel it allows criminals and homeless people access to the area and an escape route. Thus they have made it politically incorrect to ask for the overpass to be reopened.

http://www.sfdpw.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/sfdpw/projects/Blight%20Ordinance%20Fact%20Sheet%20v7.pdf

This bridge was closed against the law.

The Kansas St Asso. could be liable for property value damage caused by this blight.

Contact
Malia Cohen- Malia.Cohen@sfgov.org

nicolas colla- nicholas.colla@sfgov.org

nicole -nicole@walksf.org

leah -leah@sfbike.org

It would be a wonderful legacy to have this public land mark returned to the community it was given to by the state with the guarantee to maintain it to the standard of the sf blight ordinance.

Thank you for your inquiry. Please contact 311 or the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's website: http://sfgov.org/site/frame.asp?u=http://www.sfmta.com/cms/acontact/indxcont.htm to submit your inquiry.

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who is the city contact person for this issuse?
please post the contact persons info directly here

how has this issue been closed?

http://seeclickfix.com/issues/274265-blight-closed-pedestian-overpass?s=nearby

The bridge closure was a policy decision and not a code enforcement matter. If you have any further questions, please contact Deputy City Attorney Nicholas Colla at 415-554-3819.

Thank you for this information.

Both Nicolas Colla and Malia Cohen were unclear what the policy is for closure or reopening.

What is the policy?

At present this policy is clearly applicable and must be implemented immediately.

http://www.sfdpw.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/sfdpw/projects/Blight%20Ordinance%20Fact%20Sheet%20v7.pdf

The bridge closure was a policy decision and not a code enforcement matter. If you have any further questions, please contact Deputy City Attorney Nicholas Colla at 415-554-3819.

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Its clear there is at least one code violation here.
photo taken today 1 21 14
homeless encampment which has been present for over a year

http://seeclickfix.com/issues/274265-blight-closed-pedestian-overpass?s=nearby

others within the immediate perimeter include
- garbage dump

over grown dead trees

holes in fences

this property is the definition of the blight ordinance.

Thank you for reporting these issues. We have referred the homeless encampments to 311 which has alerted the Department of Public Works and assigned service request #3294382. The over grown trees have been reported via 311 to the Department of Public Works Bureau of Urban Forestry and assigned service request #3294393. For further information or questions, please contact Deputy City Attorney Nicholas Colla at 415-554-3819.

CAO Lall assigned this issue to DCA Colla

It dosent matter WHY it was closed .

Now in its present condition it is a blighted property causing property value decrease and a public safety hazzard effecting the surrounding population in a negitive matter.

A clear clear code enforcement violation.

What is the policy to have it reopened and maintained?

Having the bridge closed and unmaintained is a code enforcement matter!

Its Blight.

Address when it will be opened and maintained according to the applicable policy.

http://www.sfdpw.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/sfdpw/projects/Blight%20Ordinance%20Fact%20Sheet%20v7.pdf

There is NO public walkway closure policy and there is no public record of why this location was taken away from the community or by whom.

It was closed illegally.

Otherwise there would be records to narrate the policy implemented.

The Department of Public Works and Cal Trans have reported that the homeless encampment has been cleared as well as any remaining debris caused the the homeless encampment. For any policy questions regarding the bridge, please contact Deputy City Attorney Nicholas Colla at 554-3819.

That"s ridiculous ! Here are pictures of the footbridge at 25th st today 1 28 14

25th st footbridge

25th st footbridge

25th st foot bridge

Basically every square foot within 50 yards of each direction of this abandoned property is covered in overgrown trees and litter.
The code enforcement policy is described by here:

http://www.sfdpw.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/sfdpw/projects/Blight%20Ordinance%20Fact%20Sheet%20v7.pdf

25th st footbridge

25th st footbridge

25th st footbridge

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abandon footbridge creates blight

When is this footbridge going to be opened?

blight

This is a public nuisance. Apply the Community Preservation Ordinance here.
http://www.sfdpw.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/sfdpw/projects/Blight%20Ordinance%20Fact%20Sheet%20v7.pdf

What are the city/states plans for this abandon pedestrian crossing?

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Has anyone contacted the city attorney about this blight?
What wer your results?

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the policy that closed this footbridge has created a blight issue.
what are the plans for this public nuisance?

As of March 31, 2015 the City Attorney's Office will no longer be accepting Code Enforcement issues through the Up2Code mobile app. Any issue reported on the app after this date will not be received by the City Attorney's Office. To report Code Enforcement issues, please contact the Code Enforcement Hotline at 415-554-3977. This issue will continue to be monitored by the City Attorney's Office. Please contact the Code Enforcement Hotline at 415-557-3977 with any questions or concerns.