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Officials say America's Cup World Series drew big crowds and exposed traffic, signage and safety lessons
Summary
City and event officials told the Planning Commission the August America's Cup World Series drew an estimated 150,000 spectators and offered lessons on transit coordination, signage and waste diversion as the city prepares for the October events and a 55-day summer race schedule next year.
Tom Eamon, vice commodore of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and Adam Vanderwater, assistant project director in the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, briefed the Planning Commission on the America's Cup World Series and the city's preparations for upcoming race dates.
Eamon and Vanderwater said the August events were a major success and provided real-world tests for transit and crowd management. "We had a total crowd estimate of some 150,000 people, 60,000 on the peak," Eamon said, adding that the event reached global media audiences and that a…
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