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Priority Development Areas
Published by SF Planning Department · Updated 03/06/2021 · As needed
- Last updated
- 03/06/2021
- First published 03/08/2021
- Update frequency
- As needed
- Formats
- 4
- CSV, JSON, GeoJSON
- Coverage
- San Francisco
- City in California
About this dataset
A. SUMMARY
Priority Development Areas are places near public transit planned for new homes, jobs and community amenities. More information can be found here - https://abag.ca.gov/our-work/land-use/pda-priority-development-areas
B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED
This dataset is created by the land use team in the SF Planning Department
C. UPDATE PROCESS
This is updated every four years. See: https://www.planbayarea.org
D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET
Be mindful of PDA vs. PPA when using. The single PPA in San Francisco is an industrial zone where residential development is generally not allowed.
Files and access
Links open the official government source
- CSV downloaddata.sf.govCSV
- JSON (SODA API)data.sf.govJSON
- GeoJSONdata.sf.govGeoJSON
- XMLdata.sf.govXML
API endpoint: https://data.sf.gov/resource/k5ee-yrip.json
Links open outside websites we do not control.
Frequently asked questions
- Who publishes Priority Development Areas?
- SF Planning Department, part of City and County of San Francisco, publishes this dataset on DataSF.
- How often is it updated?
- The publisher lists the update frequency as as needed. The last update was on 03/06/2021.
- How do I download it?
- It is available as CSV, JSON, GeoJSON, XML. Use the links in Files and access, which open the official government source.
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Where this catalog comes from
- Data.gov CatalogU.S. General Services Administration
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Catalog checked 10/24/2026
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