The city's public works department is planning to install a new elevator in the middle of the plaza to provide better access to the underground subway station from the street for individuals who use wheelchairs and others with mobility issues.
It is working in conjunction with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on the project.As the B.A.R. reported in December, a see-through glass structure for a three-stop elevator is to be built in a sunken terraced portion of the plaza that is currently fenced off and inaccessible to the public.
It will include space for a fourth stop providing direct access to Market Street that could be added at a later date when funding for it is secured.The $9 million elevator project is part of an.