Embarcadero san francisco

The EmbarcaderoROMA Design GroupSMWM Architecture Urban Design + PlanningPage and TurnbillOlin Partnership

Clients:The Bay Conservation and Development CommissionThe Port of San FranciscoThe State Land Commission

Managed by:The Port of San Francisco

Quiona Bryant and Mark Donofrio

San Francisco, California

Context San Francisco, CA

The Embarcadero_ San Francisco, CA

Context Land Use


Context General Programmatical Elements


Timeline Embarcadero Freeway1951) The San Francisco City Planning Commission adopts the landmark “Trafficways Plan” to construct an extensive network of freeways.1957) Construction of the Embarcadero—an elevated, double-decker concrete freeway— begins. 1959) Project halted when 97 different San Francisco organizations and coalitions oppose further freeway construction. Less than 50% of the freeway is complete. 1967) Mayor Joseph Alioto takes office and calls for the demolition of the freeway. 1980) An amendment is added to San Francisco’s master plan recommending the demolition of the freeway; the 1980 Northeastern Waterfront Plan is created. 1985) Board of Supervisors gives tentative approval to plans for a sweeping development of the waterfront. Total cost estimate is 171 million, 10 of which is set for highway demolition. Plan must be approved by state officials. 1986) Voters reject a ballot measure to implement plan.


Timeline Embarcadero Waterfront

1989) Loma Prieta Earthquake severely damages freeway 1991) Freeway demolished1994) Herb Caen’s Way Completed 1997) Waterfront Land Use Plan by the Port Commission sets stage

for future public-private development initiatives 2000) Embarcadero Plaza, pedestrian promenade, and associated

transit stop completed 2001) Ferry terminal completed 2003) Ferry Building restored; Rincon Park opens to public


Key Challenges and ConstraintsThe Embarcadero_ San Francisco, CA

--Designing a boulevard that could replace a freeway --Connecting the iconic Ferry Building to the city--Reinterpreting the waterfront in modern terms--Increasing activity and diversity of use--Providing open space for public use--Linking commuters with ferry traffic --Preserving historic piers

Key Stake Holders and Participants

--The Port Commission--Recreation and Park Commission--Planning Commission--Arts Commission--Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco--Citizen groups--Mayors


Design and Access Goals

--Open Spacewaterfront open space

--Unique Characterarchitectural/ maritime improvements connection with adjacent neighborhood


--Major City Streetviews to Bay, historic building, or significant architectural reference

--Uses that Attract Peoplemaritime, cultural, commercial, civic potentialuses that activate sitepromotion of public recreation

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Places of Interest Design ProjectsFinished Projects 1. SBC Park 5. GAP Tower6. Rincon Park7. Hotel Vitale8. Ferry Building9. Pier 113. Pier 45


Under Construction3. Pier 30-3210. Piers 1 ½, 3 and 5

On the Drawing Boards2. Brannan Street Wharf4. International Museum of Women11. Hotel12. Piers 27-31

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Place Qualities


--Historic Ferry building--Farmer’s Market--Renovated Piers --Herb Caen’s promenade--Embarcadero Plaza, Vaillancourt Fountain, and light cannons --Rincon Park and Cupid’s Span. --Historic Street Cars--Palm tree boulevard--Transportation shelters.--Decorated trolley sheds--Acorn style street lamps, and faux cobblestone--Historic markers, informational pylons, and sculptural signage--Glass ribbons

Program Elements Waterfront

Open SpaceUnique CharacterMajor City StreetUses that Attract People


Rincon Park, Cupid’s Span Ferry Building Vaillancourt Fountain

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Demolished freeway once ran from Harrison St. to Broadway

Program Elements Rincon Park


"Cupid's Span" by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, was built in 2003 along the Rincon Park area. Resembling Cupid's bow and arrow with the arrow implanted in the ground, the statue symbolizes the place where Tony Bennett "left his heart".Rincon Park and Cupid's Span with the San Francisco skyline and The Embarcadero in the background

Program Elements Ferry Building


73,000-square-foot granite island plaza

• Canary Island palms, London plane trees

• Divides Embarcadero traffic into three lanes in each direction (+bike lane)

Two tracks for the Municipal Railway's busy

The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center

Vaillancourt Fountain

Program Elements Historical Connections


“The San Francisco Bay Trail, a 400 miles network, provides public access to the Bay Shoreline not possible since before the Gold Rush…Over 90% of the Bay’s Wetlands have been lost…”

Key Issues


--Caltrans feared that the boulevard would not be able to accommodate the large volume of traffic. Instead, the agency wanted to repair the damaged freeway. --Merchants of Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, and North Beach resisted demolition. --San Francisco residents voted down a measure to redevelop the waterfront. --Some argued that the waterfront project was another scheme to benefit the wealthy.

Successes and Failures


--Opened up waterfront to multiple stakeholders--Got rid of an eye sore--Controlled traffic flow without a freeway--Adaptive reused and interpreted historic fabric--Balances traffic corridor movement with a sense of place --Made waterfront economically viable

--Too much open concrete space between the Ferry Building and the PacBell--Not enough seating in the Embarcadero Plaza --Some congestion after Giants games

Key Lessons


--Always have a backup plan ready. --Citizens movements can overcome the biggest of projects. --One single project does not make the difference. --Properly designed boulevards have the potential to replace freeways and to increase quality of life. --A vibrant waterfront is profitable. --Linkages of open spaces, existing landmarks and varying forms of public transportation were key to the overall vitality of the area.

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