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<br /> San Francisco Waterfront Transportation and Urban Design Improvement Project
<br /> San Francisco,California
<br /> From 1990 to 1994 Michael Smiley
<br /> was the Principal-in-charge of the
<br /> ,'' consultant team which provided urban ,
<br /> A design services to the San Francisco
<br /> Waterfront Transportation office for
<br /> the 2.5-rr;leEmbarcadero corridor, fix" T
<br /> extending from Fisherman's Wharf in
<br /> the north to King Street in the south ads
<br /> The urban design services were part of
<br /> a major transportation improvement
<br /> project which included two new MUNI
<br /> light rail extensions(Embarcadero line " .1' s 7
<br /> and F-line),and a new surface boule- , r ;
<br /> yard connecting I-280 to the down-
<br /> town. The goal of the project was to z' Ott ,&
<br /> assure a high level of design quality, "r '"{
<br /> preserve the"working waterfront" TT
<br /> character of the Embarcadero,provide
<br /> -,--,„J.pedestrian,bicycle,and transit facili-
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<br /> ties. � 'q
<br /> As traditional maritime uses have
<br /> moved from the San Francisco water-
<br /> water-
<br /> front,new urban uses are moving in,
<br /> " . b '' _,-,,z.„..,-"'.- t5 creating new residential and mixed-use
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<br /> 3'A ` � �4<K F , h ., .; .w neighborhoods. Public improvements to
<br /> ',•$.•,',•'' ' 4s " �� t`, the Embarcadero support and encour-
<br /> x age this transformation
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<br /> �s€ f r k � � ,�� .. -.1 ' w Key aspects ofthedesign work in-
<br /> � y E� � ��' eluded: hew MUNIlight rail lines a
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<br /> * � , .- `„ ` ,, *�6 �,/, , waterfront pedestrian prom
<br /> Cq 6 t promenade,new
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<br /> 6 parks and public open spaces,and
<br /> �; " ''Fur ,� i. public art. Design review and advisory•
<br /> �a�, . � s -,„:""P--:',":'- . , services were provided for all aspects of
<br /> e � € '; a ,s7�« `r a$W z ' c. the project including transit elements,
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<br /> a'� 7•'11,1 t. .:1,1)::„'"'' A46,1 n 0.a , lighting paving,planting,and art
<br /> „ �� P�` r rsx rp t a l''' • enrichn'1ent. Noteworthy among the
<br /> �. 1 't CAI r E F.
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<br /> 1 i�` ”' ,: design improvements are the introduc-
<br /> . + E Pry palm
<br /> . � ,� lion of new street tree plantings
<br /> ; which provide a unique identity compat-
<br /> TM ible with the waterfront character and
<br /> the history of San Francisco. Agencies
<br /> for which advisory services were
<br /> provided included the Waterfront
<br /> Transportation Projects Office,the Port
<br /> of San Francisco,the Department of
<br /> Public Works,MUM,the San Francisco
<br /> Redevelopment Agency,and the San
<br /> Francisco Art Commission
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<br /> DESIGN GROUP
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