Big Treasure Island park and open space projects move ahead

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While some housing has been built and more is rising on Treasure Island, there’s another major construction effort underway — the creation of a waterfront park that will be a key part of hundreds of acres of new parklands emerging at the former U.S. Navy facility.

“It’s the project of a lifetime for any landscape architect,” said Kevin Conger, founding partner of CMG Landscape Architecture and a leader for nearly 23 years of the effort to mold the plans for 290 acres of public open space plans on Treasure Island and neighboring Yerba Buena Island, which has its own parks and housing.

When completed, the public open space on Treasure Island will cover about 212 acres of the 400-acre island with neighborhood parks, urban spaces and natural settings.

 

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Kevin Conger
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Treasure Island Parks + Open Space

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A contemporary landscape that is socially active, environmentally progressive, well-crafted, and rooted in its place as an island in the middle of the Bay. CMG has approached the large and complex redevelopment of Treasure Island as an opportunity to pioneer innovation in sustainable infrastructure and socially oriented landscapes.
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Yerba Buena Island

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Situated in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Yerba Buena Island is a remarkable 150-acre ecological resource with many unique and significant features, including steep topography and vegetated hillsides; dramatic views of San Francisco Bay and Treasure Island; a deep cultural history; and intact communities of native flora and fauna – some unique to Yerba Buena Island. The redevelopment of the island balances new housing, infrastructure and the programming of active open spaces with protection and restoration of the island’s natural character in a way that respects its ecological diversity and habitat.