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Committee backs closing Great Highway extension to build Ocean Beach climate-adaptation trail
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to send an ordinance to the full Board to permanently close about 3,300 feet of the Great Highway extension to vehicles so SFPUC and Rec & Park can construct shoreline-protection measures, a multiuse trail and amenities as part of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project.
San Francisco’s Land Use and Transportation Committee voted on April 29 to send an ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors recommending permanent closure of the Great Highway extension between Slote Boulevard and Skyline Boulevard to motor vehicles so the city can construct shoreline-resilience improvements and a multiuse coastal trail.
Chair Supervisor Mirna Melgar, joined by President Aaron Peskin and Vice Chair Dean Preston, heard a presentation from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Recreation and Parks. Anna Roche, SFPUC project manager, said the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project responds to chronic coastal bluff erosion and is designed to protect wastewater infrastructure — notably the Oceanside Treatment Plant — while preserving public access. Roche…
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