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8 Washington waterfront project loses again, this time in court – SFGateA planned luxury high-rise condominium project on San Francisco’s waterfront, already rebuffed by city voters, has taken another hit from a judge, who said city officials hadn’t properly studied the project’s likely impact on local traffic. When city planners approved the 8 Washington development in 2012, it was designed to include 134 condo units, along with retail stores, and rise 12 stories at the foot of the Embarcadero near the Ferry Building. The study failed to consider other weekdays, when traffic and parking demand picked up during farmers’ markets, and also did not look at traffic increases during the next five years as businesses grew and parking sites dwindled. The city also failed to study updated traffic information for nearby intersections off the Embarcadero, which include a quiet neighborhood with small streets, limited parking and a park at Sydney G. Walton Square, all of which would face more congestion from the condominium complex, Robertson said. “It’s time for the San Francisco Port Commission to make a clean break from this failed project and take a fresh look at the best way to allow everyone to enjoy this prime part of San Francisco’s waterfront,” said Lee Radner of Friends of Golden Gateway, one of the groups that challenged the city’s environmental review.