Emergency vehicles already have a problem with traffic and the small, dead end streets in the area.
When they must respond to Wharf Plaza, as well as other businesses and homes in the area, there are frequent delays and traffic backups.
Larger and multiple trucks block one lane of the two-lane / two-way Kearny block between Francisco and Bay Street.
It is not unusual for the entire street to become impassable on holidays and other high-volume times.
Local traffic must drive on the wrong side of the road to get to Francisco Street.
Firemen had to stop preparations to let traffic pass.
The Fire Chief had to park on the sidewalk.
This dead-end block of Kearny between Francisco Street and Telegraph Hill is one of the few sources of A-Permit parking in the neighborhood. This must serve residents and guests of the area including people who live up the nearby Greenwich Steps and Filbert Steps. Needless to say, it is always crowded and busy.
51 new condos right on this busy corner would add to the already serious problem.
This area has high foot-traffic as it is the only way from the area to the grocery store and drug store.
EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS IS A VERY REAL AND GROWING PROBLEM ON THESE BLOCKS