[BTinSF]

^^^As a frequent rider of the 38 Geary who usually gets off at the stop between Polk and Van Ness, I've been watching them build this for a while. Actually, I celebrated when they started it because the lot had formerly been a laundromat and they tried to demolish the laundromat without the proper permits so the city stopped them halfway through--that left the derelict outer walls intact and the place became a combination eyesore and homeless squat. It sat that way for years until the new building began to go up and I'm hoping this project alters the karma of that intersection where also sits one of the city's largest homeless shelters (I bet people who live at Daniel Burnham Court are hoping even more). Of course my former employer, a methadone clinic, has gone from its long-time space directly in front of the bus stop (Pacific Med Center bought up their building for part of its new campus on Van Ness) and took some of its less-rehabilitated clients who once hung out on the corner of Geary & Van Ness with it so the area really is looking up.