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Port updates Blue Greenway progress; Crane Cove Park budget estimated at about $45 million
Summary
Planning staff briefed the commission on Blue Greenway projects — Heron’s Head Park expansion, Cargo Way bike lanes, Pier 92 grain-silo art, Bayview Gateway and Crane Cove Park — and said about $21.3 million is identified for the initial phase of Crane Cove Park out of an estimated $45 million total.
At the Port Commission meeting staff delivered an informational update on the Blue Greenway, the port’s multi‑project effort to connect parks, trails and water landings along the southern waterfront.
David Beauprey of Planning and Development described the Blue Greenway as "a series of parks ... connected along a 13 mile system of open space and linkages." He reviewed recent deliveries — including a 50,000‑square‑foot extension of Heron’s Head Park and the city’s first bi‑directional protected Cargo Way bicycle lanes — and highlighted upcoming work: public art for Pier 92 grain silos ("Bayview Rise"), Bayview Gateway landscaping, Tulare Park design, and the multi‑year Crane Cove Park project at Pier 70.
Beauprey said Crane Cove Park’s current projected budget is about $45,000,000 (roughly $5 million per acre) and that about $21,300,000 in funding has been identified for a first, central phase that will include the multi‑purpose lawn, slipway rehabilitation and reuse of Buildings 109 and 110. He noted cost drivers include environmental remediation and historic‑resource rehabilitation; staff said eliminating historic preservation elements would reduce per‑acre costs toward $3 million.
Public commenters with long histories on southern waterfront planning praised port staff and urged continuity. Paul Nixon (CWAG) and Corinne Woods (who chairs the Mission Bay Citizens Advisory Committee) urged maintaining boating access, preserving community input and delivering Crane Cove Park. Commissioners thanked staff and community advocates and asked for continued outreach and timely project delivery.
Next steps: staff will seek authorizations and funding as projects move to design, bid and construction phases and return to the commission with updates.
