The Intriguing Promise Of Treasure Island

San Francisco's proposed Treasure Island development might be the new model for urban growth.

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December 16, 2005, 9:00 AM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"That's why I hope that as San Francisco examines what Lennar Corp. says it wants to do with this 393-acre artificial island from the 1930s, cynicism doesn't totally cloud the fact that we're being shown an unprecedented vision of urban growth -- one crafted in response to the Bay Area's odd blend of urbanity and environmentalism.

Yes, the revised plan trotted out last month -- followed by models and polished images this week -- packs an intense amount of development onto an island that few outsiders have visited since the Golden Gate International Exposition of the late '30s."

FULL STORY: It's got high-rises, it's got organic gardens and it just might be a model for cities everywhere

Thursday, December 15, 2005 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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