SAN FRANCISCO | Presidio Park
Presidio park project lands architect behind High Line in N.Y.
SFGate.com John King Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014 Quote:
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the article in the opening post says 2018 opening for this, but I didn't see what looked like any relevant activity yet when I was by there yesterday
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4190/3...de73df0c_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4274/3...ccbd89a1_b.jpg edit: aha, this and this now say 2019 (and this is now called the 'Tunnel Tops' project, apparently) |
^^The "relevant activity" is that they have pretty much completed the tunnel and roadway system on top of which the minor land and hard-scaping to create the park will be done--I drove through it for my first time last weekend. So now they can proceed with the park and I don't see anything they are doing that should take much time--another year (OK, year and a half) should be no problem.
They are also hard at work on the Crissey Field marsh and surrounding areas. I wanted to take some out-of-town visitors there last weekend but the construction made that very difficult and I gave up. |
there is certainly work going on in the area, but I'm not sure it is specific to the Tunnel Tops. the tunnels themselves were completed and opened in 2015. I guess my point was it seemed like it was taking longer than they anticipated (or 'hoped' might be a better description), and the links posted above confirmed that.
I (as I imagine many of us do) just get impatient especially with these types of projects that promise to be such jewels when they are done. |
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more of an explanation for why the relevant activity has not been happening
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Where's the money coming from? I don't want my state taxes paying for SF's elaborate pleasure parks.
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I believe it is paid for with federal taxes, since it is on federal land.
That should get the alt-right’s depends in a knot. |
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Why the Presidio, alone among all national parks, should have this requirement seems egregiously unfair. The park is no more dedicated to the enjoyment of locals only than is any other park includuing the many in urban areas. |
Uh, yeah...this isn't federally funded. GGNP Conservancy is having to raise the money. Bechtel Foundation made the lead gift of $25 million several years ago.
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So... it's just a... viewing deck?
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2021 :(
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