yeager or mr. makko. this is for the benefit of the public, but the boundaries of the western soma could be confusing because a bow tie configuration. and briefly perhaps someone can come rise it. if not today, maybe for next week for the benefit of the public and benefit of all of us as to why, for example, people may ask there is an area south of market that is not part of western or eastern soma. * summarize and there are parts of showplace square and there are other boundaries, why the boundaries were drawn where they were and how the area was carved out in simple terms. >> sure, sure. our boundaries are basically determined by other existing planning processes that surround us. it would be easiest to say that western soma begins at fourth street and extends more or less west 12, 13 to division street. and is essentially from mission street or just a scoach down to mission street and townsend street. the bow tie is because in the middle there you have the sixth street redevelopment project area, which

yeager or mr. makko. this is for the benefit of the public, but the boundaries of the western soma could be confusing because a bow tie configuration. and briefly perhaps someone can come rise it. if not today, maybe for next week for the benefit of the public and benefit of all of

. >> thank you, mr. makko. that explains it because that was already preempted being part of a redevelopment. i think this is a very desirable process because what i heard today is people getting together and deciding what collectively might be the best thing rather than -- and i'm not being critical of the other processes, but oftentimes i hear situations, particularly in transportation planning, where, well, let's see what we can get funding for and it's done in piecemeal ways. and i'm hearing what i like to hear is, let's pick out what we feel would be the most ideal solutions. we may not be able to get it. the market will control to some degree. public funding will control it, but at least you have a blueprint. and that's always better to start with, what you most desire, and try to adapt the processes that are available, funding, or interest to what you have rather than sort of going in the other direction. i'm not saying that's always happened in the past, but sometimes that occurs. a few thoughts in read

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