San Francisco Center for Economic Development

San Francisco is…one of the really urbane communities in the United States…one of the truly cosmopolitan places.” Edward “Duke” Ellington – Jazz legend

Infrastructure “At-A-Glance”

Communications	Transit	Real Estate
Most wired city in America, 2002 by Yahoo	BART: 95 mile; 39 station regional rail system serving East and South Bay	Approx. 70 million square feet of commercial space available; 10.1% direct vacancy rate e
Extensive fiber optic network	CalTrain: serving the Pennisula and South Bay; Ferry Service: North and East Bay	Favorable rates! $32.28 wtd ave. Class A rental rate per square foot
Ranks in the top 10 cities for high-speed connections	Muni serves every neighborhood in SF; 32% of residents use public transit	Mission Bay: 390,118 sq. ft. available

Airports	Water
13th largest airport in the US; 23rd largest in the world	Dedicated system ensures no future shortages
Over 2,000 daily arrivals; 47 airlines served	Favorable rates
SFO handles 93% of international flights to Bay Area	Currently $3.6B in upgrades in progress

San Francisco’s infrastructure is a primary concern of the business community and city government. San Franciscan’s recognize the importance of environment impacts from traffic and parking and place a priority on accessibility while striving to be a “green” community.

San Francisco is a city of unsurpassed beauty and business innovation. We encourage you to CONTACT SFCED with any questions and we will do what we can to help.

Retake San Francisco: The Case for Business.
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