FRI-FS-05: Chinatown & North Beach: The Revival of Two Communities Through Government Investment in Public Spaces

Friday, November 11, 2022

8:30am – 5:00pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Lobby Level South

4.50 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $75 per person; includes water and locally baked treats. Extensive walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

Lizzy Hirsch, ASLA

Parks Team Studio Section Lead
San Francisco Public Works Landscape Architecture Bureau
San Francisco, California
Cara Ruppert, ASLA

Deputy Director, Capital & Planning
San Francisco Recreation & Park Department
San Francisco, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

Brian Strong

Director and Chief Resilience Officer
San Francisco Public Works
Julie Christensen

Executive Director
Dogpatch & NW Potrero Hill Green Benefit District
San Francisco, California
Willett Moss, ASLA

Principal
CMG landscape architecture
San Francisco, California
Jim Lee, FASLA

Principal
SWA Group
San Francisco, California

San Francisco has transformed the Chinatown and North Beach neighborhoods through 20 years of strategic investment in public parks. Experience an insider’s tour and hear directly how local landscape architects have fulfilled every key role in this transformation by representing government agencies, design teams, nonprofit organizations, and the community.

Credit: Bruce DaMonte

Learning Outcomes:

Showcase creative design ideas for urban park design, multigenerational design, and culturally inclusive parks
Introduce the City of San Francisco’s strategies and policies for funding capital investments and creating community-centered projects.
Showcase multiple partnership strategies with nonprofits, community groups, and advocates to build meaningful lasting parks.
Experience an insider’s tour of two of San Francisco’s most legendary neighborhoods and see how the diversity of project scales reflect core city programs.