FRI-FS-07: Can We Transform San Francisco’s Vulnerable Waterfront with Equity, Opportunity and Ecology?

Friday, November 11, 2022

9:00am – 1:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Field Session Departure Area 1, Lobby Level South

3.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $80 per person; includes water and catered lunch. Extensive walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

Dan Hodapp, ASLA, AICP, LEED AP

Urban Designer/Landscape Architect
Port of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Susan Schwartzenberg

Senior Artist/Curator
Exploratorium
San Francisco, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

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Benjamin Grant

Senior Planner
Sitelab
Oakland, California

The Port’s historic waterfront is threatened by sea-level rise and earthquakes. Learn about built and planned ideas for floating, raising, or retreating from the Bay, and how a resilient, equitable and nature-based public realm can enhance infrastructure. Tour the Downtown Ferry Terminal, Ferry Building, and the renowned Exploratorium science museum.

Learning Outcomes:

How infrastructure can evolve to benefit place-making and resilience in our natural environment
The role of landscape architects in addressing climate change infrastructure
A public engagement process that reaches deep into the community and brings participants along through the many steps of transformative projects
Gain an understanding of different solutions for adapting an urban area to rising sea levels