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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

• Embarcadero Seawall Program Brochure(External link)
  • Seawall Program Factsheet(External link)
  • Seawall + Earthquakes Factsheet(External link)
  • Seawall + Sea Level Rise Factsheet(External link)
• Seawall Program Bond Materials
  • Seawall Bond Report - 2018(External link)