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Planning commission hears seven adaptation strategies for waterfront resilience; Army Corps partnership expected to unlock federal funding

San Francisco Planning Commission · November 10, 2022
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City and Port staff presented seven high‑level waterfront adaptation strategies to address sea‑level rise and seismic risk across the Port’s shoreline, emphasizing equity, nature‑based solutions and a phased technical evaluation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Staff will return with cost‑benefit and equity analyses next year.

San Francisco staff and Port representatives presented seven draft waterfront adaptation strategies on Nov. 10, laying out approaches that range from nonstructural retreat and floodproofing to large coastal flood‑defense structures integrated with natural features.

Port and Planning staff described a two‑horizon planning approach — midterm protections to 2040 and longer‑term designs to 2090 — and said…

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