San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a new upzoning plan that would allow larger, denser development across swaths of the city in an effort to close the affordable housing gap.
The plan increases height limits near public transit routes, allowing 65-foot buildings on streets like California and Balboa and 85-foot buildings on Geary and Judah. The mayor said the plan could create as many as 36,000 housing units across the city.
It’s a key part of the city’s plan to meet ambitious housing goals laid out by the state, 82,000 units by 2031…