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Ocean Beach Master Plan

Creating a sustainable future for San Francisco's coast

Ocean Beach, one of the gems of the San Francisco landscape, faces significant challenges. Since 2010, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅhas led an extensive interagency and public process to develop the Ocean Beach Master Plan, a comprehensive vision to address sea level rise, protect infrastructure, restore coastal ecosystems and improve public access.

The Ocean Beach Master Plan and Implementation Studies are made possible by the State Coastal Conservancy, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the National Park Service.

 

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Public Workshop #2 - Summary

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We had a very successful public workshop for the Ocean Beach Master Plan on Saturday morning, June 4th. Special thanks to the 60 dedicated neighbors, advocates, and stakeholders who came out in the pouring rain to review our work and provide their input! Thanks also to the SF Rec and Park Department for providing the venue. In case you were unable to attend and still…

Public Workshop #2 - Ocean Beach Master Plan

News /
Please join us at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center on Saturday, June 4th for the Ocean Beach Master Plan Public Workshop #2. The project team has been hard at work analyzing the impacts of different courses of action at Ocean Beach. You will have a chance to review several "test scenarios" and compare their outcomes in categories like ecology, infrastructure, and public access over a 100-year period…

The Future of Ocean Beach

Urbanist Article /
How will San Francisco manage Ocean Beach's tricky balance of natural resources, recreational uses and infrastructure needs under the new realities of a changing climate? ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅleads a master-planning process to develop a long-term vision for this important resource.

Public Input Summaries from the First Open House and Workshop

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At our open house and workshop on January 15th, we presented a series of presentation boards as well as a range of different ways to provide feedback, from questionnaires to collages. After transcribing all of the public comments, the project team created an overview of public input, posted below along with a detailed record of all comments. In the coming months, the…

Ocean Beach: In Context

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New Exhibit at the ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅUrban Center Gallery! Opening: Tuesday, February 15th, 6:00 p.m. On view at the ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅUrban Center Gallery, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (through March 8th). Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 6-8 pmºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅUrban Center654 Mission Street, San FranciscoAdmission: Free for members, $5 non-members ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅthe ExhibitºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅis leading an interagency master planning process for Ocean…

PRESS

  • SF Bay News 02/9/2015

  • USGS 01/2015

  • CBS News, 12/9/2014

  • SF Gate, 12/5/2014

  •  SF Gate, 12/3/2014

  • SF Chronicle, 6/20/14

  • Climate Central, 06/20/14

  • Curbed, 06/06/14

  • TakePart, 05/15/14

  • Taking Action on Sea Level Rise SPUR, 04/10/14

  •  Grist, 02/04/13

  •  SF Public Press, 02/04/13

  •  KQED, 02/01/13

  •  SF Chronicle, 11/02/12

  •  ABC Local News, 09/20/12

  •  KQED, 08/22/12

  •  OB Bulletin, 08/19/12

  •  SF Chronicle, 08/09/12

  •  SF Mayor’s Office, 07/26/12

  •  KQED News, 07/26/12

  •  SF Examiner, 07/23/12

  •  OB Bulletin 07/20/12

  •  SF Business Journal, 06/22/12

  •  NBC News, 06/02/12

  •  KQED, 04/10/12

  •  Planetizen, 03/28/12

  •  KQED, 03/26/12

  •  The New York Times, 03/24/12

  •  SF Examiner, 11/12/11

  •  KQED, 11/07/11

  •  OB Bulletin, 09/13/11

  •  ABC Local News, 09/05/11

  •  SF Chronicle, 07/15/11

  •  SF Chronicle, 07/14/11

  •   Sunset Beacon, 02/01/11

  •   The Bay Citizen, 01/25/11

  •  OB Bulletin, 09/21/10

  •  The New York Times, 09/13/10

  •   Sunset Beacon, 11/01/10

  •   SF Examiner, 07/08/08

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