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The Port of San Francisco's Waterfront Resilience Program is missing connecting with Bay Area youth and their families! With events postponed, we hope we can keep hearing from you and you can keep learning about waterfront resilience. We'll continue updating this page with more resources and fun activities for families.


A Resilient Waterfront for the Next Generation

Hear from Youth Commissioner Arianna Nassiri as she speaks to the importance of the San Francisco waterfront and making it safe, accessible, and sustainable for future generations.


Lasers! Soil Samples! 3D Modeling!?

Watch a short illustrated video showing that the Port's been up to as part of the Waterfront Resilience Program's Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment. Or is simple terms, learning a lot more about how earthquakes and flooding may impact the waterfront.


Missing the Waterfront? Stay Engaged!

  • Download the Waterfront Coloring Book
  • Download individual coloring book pages:
  • Tell us what's most important to you along the waterfront by dropping a ping on the waterfront map
  • Share you favorite waterfront memories - upload a photo or a memory and we'll share favorites over the Port's social media
  • Virtual resilience tour... coming soon!


Visions of the Future Waterfront and What We're Heard So Far

Since the beginning of the Waterfront Resilience Program in 2017, the Port has connected with Bay Area youth at 87+ events and counting.

We're heard so much important feedback and many great ideas that have helped direct the Waterfront Resilience Program. Here's a brief overview of what we've heard so far...

  • Connecting the city with the waterfront. We hear you love the waterfront and want to be more connected to this part of the city. We couldn't agree more!
  • A natural and environmentally sustainable waterfront. We hear the importance of "nature in the city" and connecting to the Bay and wildlife. This includes wanting more marine habitat and education around this wildlife. We hear a desire for a cleaner and greener waterfront.
  • Increased transportation options. We hear you want it to be easier to visit the waterfront and travel along the waterfront. This means biking, driving, walking, scooting, and taking transit.
  • Public space and an accessible waterfront. We hear that public space it key. Ideas for public space included dog parks, playgrounds, skateparks, beaches, recreation facilities, picnic areas, and more!
  • Recreation opportunities. We hear that you want fun things to do along the waterfront like fields, courts, and swimming pools as well as opportunities to get out on the water.
  • A vibrant and exciting waterfront. The waterfront is seen as a special place to visit, even for San Franciscans and longtime Bay Area residents. We hear you want it to be vibrant with fun activities like public art, kiosks, picnics and places to grill, food and juice stands, and programming such as live music and drive-in movies.
  • Affordable activities and family friendly activities. We hear you (and your families) say the waterfront should be affordable with lots of public and community space, affordable places to eat, and free activities.
  • Respite from the city. We hear the desire for a relaxing and peaceful waterfront.
  • Special destinations and big attractions. We hear big ideas about new waterfront attractions like gondolas, waterparks, theme parks, zoos, seawater pools, and other ideas that would be unique to this waterfront.
  • Small things to improve the waterfront. We asked you to think but you also continue to share important small fixes to make our waterfront a more enjoyable place to visit like public bathrooms, benches, trees, water fountains, increased lighting, and more.

What did we miss? Tell us here:


Partner Resources

The Port is so fortunate to have fantastic partners like the Exploratrium, Aquarium of the Bay, and California Academy of Sciences. Check out some of their resilience-related online activities

The Port of San Francisco's Waterfront Resilience Program is missing connecting with Bay Area youth and their families! With events postponed, we hope we can keep hearing from you and you can keep learning about waterfront resilience. We'll continue updating this page with more resources and fun activities for families.


A Resilient Waterfront for the Next Generation

Hear from Youth Commissioner Arianna Nassiri as she speaks to the importance of the San Francisco waterfront and making it safe, accessible, and sustainable for future generations.


Lasers! Soil Samples! 3D Modeling!?

Watch a short illustrated video showing that the Port's been up to as part of the Waterfront Resilience Program's Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment. Or is simple terms, learning a lot more about how earthquakes and flooding may impact the waterfront.


Missing the Waterfront? Stay Engaged!

  • Download the Waterfront Coloring Book
  • Download individual coloring book pages:
  • Tell us what's most important to you along the waterfront by dropping a ping on the waterfront map
  • Share you favorite waterfront memories - upload a photo or a memory and we'll share favorites over the Port's social media
  • Virtual resilience tour... coming soon!


Visions of the Future Waterfront and What We're Heard So Far

Since the beginning of the Waterfront Resilience Program in 2017, the Port has connected with Bay Area youth at 87+ events and counting.

We're heard so much important feedback and many great ideas that have helped direct the Waterfront Resilience Program. Here's a brief overview of what we've heard so far...

  • Connecting the city with the waterfront. We hear you love the waterfront and want to be more connected to this part of the city. We couldn't agree more!
  • A natural and environmentally sustainable waterfront. We hear the importance of "nature in the city" and connecting to the Bay and wildlife. This includes wanting more marine habitat and education around this wildlife. We hear a desire for a cleaner and greener waterfront.
  • Increased transportation options. We hear you want it to be easier to visit the waterfront and travel along the waterfront. This means biking, driving, walking, scooting, and taking transit.
  • Public space and an accessible waterfront. We hear that public space it key. Ideas for public space included dog parks, playgrounds, skateparks, beaches, recreation facilities, picnic areas, and more!
  • Recreation opportunities. We hear that you want fun things to do along the waterfront like fields, courts, and swimming pools as well as opportunities to get out on the water.
  • A vibrant and exciting waterfront. The waterfront is seen as a special place to visit, even for San Franciscans and longtime Bay Area residents. We hear you want it to be vibrant with fun activities like public art, kiosks, picnics and places to grill, food and juice stands, and programming such as live music and drive-in movies.
  • Affordable activities and family friendly activities. We hear you (and your families) say the waterfront should be affordable with lots of public and community space, affordable places to eat, and free activities.
  • Respite from the city. We hear the desire for a relaxing and peaceful waterfront.
  • Special destinations and big attractions. We hear big ideas about new waterfront attractions like gondolas, waterparks, theme parks, zoos, seawater pools, and other ideas that would be unique to this waterfront.
  • Small things to improve the waterfront. We asked you to think but you also continue to share important small fixes to make our waterfront a more enjoyable place to visit like public bathrooms, benches, trees, water fountains, increased lighting, and more.

What did we miss? Tell us here:


Partner Resources

The Port is so fortunate to have fantastic partners like the Exploratrium, Aquarium of the Bay, and California Academy of Sciences. Check out some of their resilience-related online activities

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    Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out a survey, leave comments on the interactive map, or contact the City directly. We heard from a range of people across the Ridgeway School community: students, parents, and neighbourhood residents.

    Through this process, we learned a lot about your transportation and safety priorities for the Ridgeway area.

    We heard from over 315 people through the online engagement platform, school-based student surveys, and an in-class student workshop.

    Who Did We Hear From

    The results are clear that safety is the top transportation priority in this community. The Top 3 Transportation issues identified in the survey were all safety related:

    1. Make crossings safer
    2. Reduce speeds
    3. Address poor driver behaviour

    We also heard a lot about the specific locations of concern. The most frequently mentioned locations are listed below.

    1. Entire School Perimeter
    2. 300 Block E 9th
    3. Ridgeway Ave and E 9th
    4. 400 Block E 9th
    5. E Keith Rd and Ridgeway Ave

    View Location Feedback

    Click the map below to view feedback

    Many respondents also reported challenges with crossing E Keith Road at various points. Similar concerns were raised at many of the other locations of concern, as well as a number of other issues that came up frequently. These include:

    • Visibility/driver awareness of the 30 km/h zone
    • Need for more enforcement around the school
    • Gaps in the sidewalk network
    • Sightline and visibility issues

    We also received a number of suggestions for specific infrastructure interventions at particular locations of concern. We will consider these suggestions as we develop potential options for the area. The most frequent suggestions were for the following:

    • Four-way stops
    • Crosswalks
    • One-way streets
    • Pedestrian controlled lights

    What we heard from students

    We engaged with Ridgeway students through an in-class survey and a classroom-based workshop.

    One of the interesting things we learned from the students is that given the choice, most of them would prefer to walk or roll to school.

    If you could choose ANY way to travel to school what would it be?


    Students echoed some of the safety concerns from the parent and resident survey. Kids talked about busy streets with too many cars, and some students reported challenges crossing the street. A common sentiment was that cars don’t always stop for them. In particular, when asked what would make their trip to school better, one of the most common themes in the responses was around better driving and less traffic. The other most common response to the questions of what would make their trip to school better were things that would make the journey more fun, such as bringing pets, different modes of transportation (usually bike or skateboard), public art, or a school made of candy.


    Overall, students say they are fairly confident crossing the street, with 19% saying they felt bad or unsafe and the remaining 81% feeling neutral or good.

    Responses to the question “what parts of your trip to school do you like?” highlight the experiential value of that time. Students enjoy spending time with their friends, talking to their parents or siblings, walking, listening to music in the car, or enjoying nature and wildlife. Many students also mentioned Roxanne the crossing guard as being a familiar presence they enjoy seeing each day.

    For more detail on the engagement results see the Detailed Feedback Summary Report - PDF


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