Crissy Field at 25: The Waterfront That Predicted Climate Resilience

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Crissy Field’s transformation from a former San Francisco military site into a beloved waterfront park, recreational area, and restored marshland. Crissy Field demonstrates how nature-based systems can help urban shorelines absorb rising tides, manage flooding, and adapt over time—lessons increasingly relevant to cities that face mounting climate pressures.

Read more at Urban Land Magazine.

 

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Kevin Conger
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Climate Resilience

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CMG’s mission to improve social and ecological wellbeing holds increasing significance due to the threat of climate change. Those less fortunate will be impacted the most, but resilient design interventions can help stop, slow, and reverse these effects. To protect people and ecosystems impacted by increasing flood, drought, and diminished resources, initiatives from large-scale planning to equitable community engagement can shift tragedy to transformation.

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As one of the most loved parks in the Bay Area, the 20-year-old design by Hargreaves Jones requires a vision for the next 20 years – developing a holistic, respectful, and comprehensive understanding of Crissy Field today and a guide into its next generation of service. Building on today’s challenges and opportunities, CMG led a planning process engaging Crissy Field’s diverse stakeholders and interest groups.