Tool Example Application #1
SFDPH staff are pilot testing the HDMT on Executive Park, a 3000 unit residential development project proposed for the southeastern corner of San Francisco. Community organizations are concerned with the proposed project's ability to provide adequate services and infrastructure for new residents, as well as the project's impact on surrounding neighborhoods. They requested that SFDPH apply the Tool to Executive Park to identify potential impacts and project improvements.
Below we demonstrate the key steps in a typical Tool application. We start by listing the Tool indicator and development target we are assessing--"proportion of households within 1/2 mile of a full-service grocery store." We then record and discuss quantitative data on this indicator at multiple levels--i.e., in relation to Executive Park, Bayview/Hunter's Point and Visitacion Valley. We also qualify this information based on site assessment. We then list Executive Park Subarea Plan facts regarding the indicator under review. Next, using the quantitative data, qualitative information collected through site assessment, key informant interviews, and the Executive Park Subarea Plan, we judge the extent to which the Executive Park Subarea Plan will have a positive or negative effect on the indicator. We then evaluate whether the Executive Park project meets the Tool development target that "new residential development has a full-service grocery store within 1/2 mile."
In this application, we found that there is no proposed grocery store in the Executive Park Plan, even though there is a strong need in both the proposed project area and the surrounding neighborhoods. In the absence of an existing grocery store within 1/2 mile of Executive Park, or plans to provide a new grocery store, the Executive Park Plan fails to meet the Tool development target of 1/2 mile access to a grocery store for new residential development projects. Recommendations to improve the proposed project might be to provide financial support or designation of new space for grocery store construction in or near Executive Park.
| Step A: List Community Health Indicator and Development Target | |
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| Element | Public Infrastructure |
| Objective PI.6 | Assure access to daily goods and service needs, including financial services and healthy foods |
| Indicator PI.6.c | Proportion of households within 1/2 mile from full-service grocery store |
| Development Target | New residential development has a full service grocery store within 1/2 mile |
| Step B: Record and Assess Community Health Indicator Data | |
| Executive Park (EP) | There are currently no supermarkets, grocery stores or any food stores in EP. Monster Park redevelopment may include a supermarket. The few HHs currently in EP must travel over a mile to reach the closest existing grocery stores. Pedestrian access is severely limited by the highway and a major hill. Public transportation is also restricted with only one bus on a limited schedule currently coming into EP and multiple transfers needed to access grocery stores. |
| Visitacion Valley | 0% of VV residents live w/in 1/4 mile of supermarket/full service grocery. The grocery on Geneva Ave closed in 2001. Schlage-Lock Planning efforts may include a supermarket, but unclear when Ingersoll-Rand will sell land. |
| Bayview/Hunter's Point (BV/HP) | 38% of BVHP residents live w/in 1/4 mile of supermarket/full service grocery. BVHP planning efforts are indicating need for supermarket. BVHP experienced a "sales leakage" on food items of $31 million in 2005--meaning that roughly half of the items purchased by BVHP residents at food stores were purchased outside of BVHP (BVHP PAC). |
| Citywide | 66% of SF residents live w/in 1/4 mile of supermarket/full service grocery. Qualitative differences in price mix, the availability of fresh produce, and quality of foods exist between supermarkets. |
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| Step C: State Plan/Project Facts | |
The Executive Park Plan does not provide any data or specifications for grocery store access for new residents. Related Plan statements include:
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| Step D: Evaluate Plan/Project on Community Health Indicator and Development Target | |
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Between Bayview/Hunter's Point and Visitacion Valley, there is only one supermarket located in a relatively inaccessible location. With an anticipated increase of 8,000 new residents in Executive Park, there is a very strong need for a full-service supermarket to accommodate already existing high demand as well as the additional demand by future residents. The Executive Park Plan does not provide any data/specifications for grocery store access for new residents. The Executive Park Area Plan fails to meet the HDMT development target of new residential development having a full-service grocery store within 1/2 mile. In light of this limited access, as well as the lack of grocery store discussion in the Area Plan, it is likely the Executive Park Area Plan will have a negative impact on this community health indicator. |
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| Step E: Identify Potential Plan/Project Improvements | |
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| Step F: Summarize Findings | |
The Executive Park Area Plan fails to meet the HDMT development target of new residential development having a full-service grocery store within 1/2 mile. In light of this limited access, as well as the lack of grocery store discussion in the Area Plan, it is likely the Executive Park Area Plan will have a negative impact on this community health indicator. Potential improvements include:
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| Step G: Recommend Changes to the HDMT | |
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