Mission Bay (San Francisco)

Redeveloped former industrial district of San Francisco.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
Why Cities Feel so Lonely Now.	Type Ashton	subject	Private redevelopment with fragmented green space.

Why Cities Feel so Lonely Now. — Type Ashton (2025)

Source: Readwise highlight

Consider the case of San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Once an industrial area, it was redeveloped over the last few decades, largely through private investment.

• Role: subject
• In the video: A case of developer-led redevelopment of a former industrial area: dense housing, offices and labs, with green space broken into small parks and waterfront strips.
• Why it matters: It stands for the modern failure to set aside large public space.