Nature Positive Cities Efforts to Advance the Transition San Francisco 2025

2 Assessment of enabling environment CASE STUDY 1 CASE STUDY 2 CASE STUDY 3 India Basin Park Restoration and Community Development Challenge The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department acquired a key property at India Basin, 900 Innes (a waterfront property in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighbourhood) to turn a former industrial boatyard into a community site. The region has remained a crucial site for the ecological and social health of the city’s historically underserved southeast communities. Solution To implement this project, the city, through the Recreation and Park Department, developed a partnership with Trust for Public Land, the San Francisco Parks Alliance and the A. Philip Randolph Institute. Key activities that the city has implemented include: – Conducting analysis to determine the vulnerability of the site and br ownfield cleanup impacts, such as the effects of soil excavation in removing contaminated soil – Accessing br ownfield funds to finance cleanup activities and conduct community outreach – Identifying the potential climate risks acr oss the shoreline to determine the impact of sea-level rise – Evaluating the impact of dif ferent solutions on specific coastal processes and their vulnerability to sea-level rise Impact The India Basin Waterfront Park Project will combine the existing India Basin Shoreline Park area and an adjacent property into a single waterfront that incorporates parks, trails and open space systems, and closes a gap in the San Francisco Bay Trail. The project will also be part of an envisioned 64-acre corridor of green space and implement measures to increase resilience to sea-level rise, restore habitats, cultivate interconnectivity, conserve biodiversity and provide on-site stormwater treatment. The landmark Equitable Development Plan (EDP), a first for San Francisco, ensures this waterfront park will benefit current Bayview Hunters Point residents and preserve the culture, identity and history of the neighbourhood. It provides a blueprint for delivering a park designed by – and for – the community while improving economic opportunity and environmental health for its residents. 34 Nature Positive: Cities’ Efforts to Advance the Transition