Officials say they'll look into economic impact, urban planning, parking, and traffic.
The $1 billion proposed project, dubbed 76 Place, would be on Market Street between 10th and 11th streets.Top concerns include the deterioration of Chinatown's culture, parking, traffic congestion, and increasing rent.
"Any impact study is only as good and as rigorous as what people are commissioned to do and we are very concerned. This was posted suddenly without advanced knowledge of our community," said Ellen Somekawa from Chinatown."There's an aspect where studies may not show what its effect on the community is," said Harry Leong from Chinatown.
Councilman Mark Squilla, whose district includes Chinatown, believes the city is staying true to its word by making sure these studies are done before the project moves forward. "I'm waiting for the results of the study and then I'll work with those, look at what the impacts are, go back to the community and stakeholders, and decide how to move forward," said Squilla. "There's no indication at this point that them coming into the community would better this community."
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