Public Space Public Space and Recreation and Recreation Uses Uses at the Baylandsat the Baylands

With:With:Michael Tymoff, City of San FranciscoMichael Tymoff, City of San FranciscoDave Gould, California State ParksDave Gould, California State ParksMichael Boland, The Presidio TrustMichael Boland, The Presidio Trust

Facilitated by: Facilitated by: Pete Dangermond, Pete Dangermond, The Dangermond GroupThe Dangermond Group

January 26, 2009January 26, 2009

Evening FormatEvening Format

IntroductionsIntroductions Review Baylands Vision, Guiding Review Baylands Vision, Guiding

Principals, Opportunities/ConstraintsPrincipals, Opportunities/Constraints PresentationsPresentations

• PresidioPresidio• Treasure IslandTreasure Island• State ParksState Parks

Basic approach and scheduleBasic approach and schedule Questions and commentsQuestions and comments

VisionVision““The Baylands as a hallmark for The Baylands as a hallmark for sustainability and green development with sustainability and green development with a mix of active uses and extensive open a mix of active uses and extensive open space”space”

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Large amounts of open space and recreation Large amounts of open space and recreation south of Visitacion Creeksouth of Visitacion Creek

Sustainability as a foundation for open spaceSustainability as a foundation for open space

Wetlands restoration along creek and lagoonWetlands restoration along creek and lagoon

Community amenities and regional attractionCommunity amenities and regional attraction

Views to the BayViews to the Bay

A connected place via pedestrian, bicycle, A connected place via pedestrian, bicycle, and enhanced vehicle accessand enhanced vehicle access

Primary Features & Opportunities Primary Features & Opportunities

Lagoon Lagoon Visitacion CreekVisitacion Creek Icehouse HillIcehouse Hill Historic buildingsHistoric buildings

• RoundhouseRoundhouse• Packing house Packing house • Schlage officeSchlage office

Bay TrailBay Trail

ConstraintsConstraints Freeway noiseFreeway noise WindWind Contamination and settlingContamination and settling Separation from Separation from

community & hillscommunity & hills Lagoon shorelineLagoon shoreline

Our ApproachOur Approach

Information gathering phaseInformation gathering phase• Review background and technical Review background and technical

materialsmaterials• Review previous city council, Review previous city council,

commission, & public inputscommission, & public inputs• Site visitsSite visits• Staff, developer Staff, developer

& consultant meetings& consultant meetings

Our ApproachOur Approach

Information Gathering Information Gathering (cont.)(cont.)

Five categories Five categories 1.1.Technical issuesTechnical issues

2.2.Environmental issuesEnvironmental issues

3.3.Aesthetic Aesthetic

4.4.SocialSocial

5.5.FinancialFinancial

Our ApproachOur Approach

Direct Council, Commission, and Direct Council, Commission, and Public InputsPublic Inputs• Obtain inputsObtain inputs• Explore ideasExplore ideas• Hear from the publicHear from the public

Parks, Beaches & Recreation-Feb 4 6:00 p.m.Parks, Beaches & Recreation-Feb 4 6:00 p.m. Planning Commission-Feb 5 7:30 p.m.Planning Commission-Feb 5 7:30 p.m. Open Space & Ecology-Feb 11 7:00 p.m.Open Space & Ecology-Feb 11 7:00 p.m.

Some Previous SuggestionsSome Previous Suggestions Expanded WetlandsExpanded Wetlands Natural HabitatNatural Habitat Bioremediation areasBioremediation areas Ball fieldsBall fields Sports complexSports complex Performance VenuePerformance Venue Urban FarmUrban Farm Parks/PlaygroundsParks/Playgrounds Gym/YMCAGym/YMCA MuseumsMuseums

Bicycle Paths and Bicycle Paths and trails connecting to trails connecting to Crocker Park and the Crocker Park and the Bay TrailBay Trail

Dog ParkDog Park Golf Course/Driving Golf Course/Driving

RangeRange Velodrome, BMX, etc.Velodrome, BMX, etc. Charter High School Charter High School Equestrian UsesEquestrian Uses

And many more. . .And many more. . .

Our ApproachOur Approach Concept DevelopmentConcept Development

• Focus on primary features and how to Focus on primary features and how to enhance, improve and/or restoreenhance, improve and/or restore

• Study expressed community needs and desiresStudy expressed community needs and desires• Evaluate potential uses serving community, Evaluate potential uses serving community,

workers and regionworkers and region• Connectivity AnalysisConnectivity Analysis• Habitat PotentialsHabitat Potentials• Economic Enhancement PotentialsEconomic Enhancement Potentials• Internal and External CompatibilityInternal and External Compatibility

• Create site & community focal pointsCreate site & community focal points Visual, social, economicVisual, social, economic Grounded in vision of community and overall Grounded in vision of community and overall

developmentdevelopment

Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments