Board Passes First Reading on Twin Peaks Promenade Street Vacation to Create Linear Park

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on March 17 to pass on first reading an ordinance that conditionally vacates portions of the eastern alignment of Twin Peaks Boulevard and transfers the adjacent lot (Block 2643, Lot 014) from Public Works to the Recreation & Park Department so the department can manage, maintain and construct the Twin Peaks Promenade.

Chris Towns, a planner with the Recreation & Park Department, presented the project and said the requested street vacation is "essentially the legislative means by which the existing decommissioned roadway... would be jurisdictionally transferred" to Rec & Park to permit recreational use and construction. Towns told the board previously approved grant funding totaling about $4,250,000 would allow the promenade project to proceed into construction, with an expected start in 2026 and a public opening in early 2027.

Town's presentation described the promenade as a relatively simple linear design — a central asphalt pathway, aggregate edge path, and native landscaping — and explained the interdepartmental transfer would consolidate adjacent park property under Rec & Park jurisdiction to simplify maintenance and protect natural values. Staff said the transfer is supported by Public Works and recommended by the Rec & Park Commission.

With no members of the public offering remarks on the project during the hearing, the clerk called the roll on item 14 and recorded 8 ayes; President Mandelmann announced the ordinance passed on first reading.

Next steps: Approval on first reading allows the project to proceed through the legislative process; construction is contingent on final permits and the previously approved grant funding.