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Port and BCDC outline waterfront planning study to address public access and Pier 27 conditions
Summary
Port staff and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) presented a joint planning process to resolve outstanding public‑access conditions tied to the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal (Pier 27) and to refresh planning for the northern waterfront. The study focuses on wayfinding, pedestrian/bicycle safety, marginal wharves, and identification of new open-water basins.
The Port Commission received a status briefing on a joint Port–BCDC planning study aimed at addressing outstanding public-access requirements associated with the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal (Pier 27) and refreshing public-benefit planning across the northern waterfront.
Diane Oshino of the Port’s Planning and Development Division said the study responds to BCDC’s prior conditions of approval for the cruise terminal and seeks to reconcile those requirements with the Port’s waterfront land-use plan. Oshino summarized how amendments to BCDC policy removed the prior “50% rule” for parts of the northern waterfront (between Pier 35 and China Basin), in…
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