Community Meeting to review latest plans for Jefferson Street Redesign in Fisherman’s Wharf
Community Meeting to review latest plans for Jefferson Street Redesign in Fisherman’s Wharf
Presented by the SF Planning Department & Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District
Wednesday, January 25: 10am & 6pm (two meetings)
Wax Museum Building, 145 Jefferson St. Suite 100 (3rd Floor), SF – Entry door just to the left of McDonalds
The San Francisco Planning Department invites interested members of the community to a public meeting to review the proposed design for Jefferson Street. “This plan has been in the works for four years,” said FWCBD executive director Christine Maley-Grubl. “And now with the added anticipation of the America’s Cup, we are anxious to do all we can to make Fisherman’s Wharf enjoyable and easily accessible for all visitors and our local businesses.”
Since 2007, the San Francisco Planning Department has led an effort in coordination with the Fisherman’s Wharf CBD, local community organizations, and city-wide groups to explore improvements to the area. The Jefferson Street redesign, stretching between Powell and Hyde Streets, includes a dramatically improved public realm that will be more attractive, safer, and more vibrant. Specific improvements proposed involve the widening of sidewalks, increased space for outdoor dining, new public seating, upgraded materials, more space for bicycles, and clear wayfinding to parking facilities. The improvements to Jefferson Street will result in the improved safety and overall experience of pedestrians and bicyclists. The implementation of these and other projects is designed to preserve and enhance the character and economic vitality of the Fisherman’s Wharf area and ensure that it is San Francisco’s destination of choice for residents and visitors alike.
Fisherman’s Wharf is a world famous tourist attraction and a thriving and vibrant local neighborhood and commercial area. Home to world-class dining, shopping, hotels and endless entertainment opportunities, the Wharf is truly the place to start your San Francisco experience. As the home of San Francisco’s fishing fleet, moored along Jefferson Street, Fisherman’s Wharf is the important center of the city’s historic fishing industry. Along its neighborhood’s “Fish Alley” one can still see fishermen – and fisherwomen — at work, which is always a fun and unique San Francisco experience. The Wharf area is also the launching point for Bay cruises and charters.
Family entertainment is a neighborhood specialty. With its famous sea lions, Wax Museum, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum, Musee Mechanique, The Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39, the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien and the World War II submarine USS Pampanito, Fisherman’s Wharf is the perfect place to bring the kids. Specialty shops and restaurants line the Wharf, including PIER 39, Anchorage Square, THE CANNERY, and the world-famous Ghirardelli Square.
For more information, visit www.visitfishermanswharf.com