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Ocean Beach Master Plan

Creating a sustainable future for San Francisco's coast

Ocean Beach, one of the gems of the San Francisco landscape, faces significant challenges. Since 2010, SPUR has led an extensive interagency and public process to develop the Ocean Beach Master Plan, a comprehensive vision to address sea level rise, protect infrastructure, restore coastal ecosystems and improve public access.

The Ocean Beach Master Plan and Implementation Studies are made possible by the State Coastal Conservancy, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the National Park Service.

 

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Updates

Ocean Beach Designs Show Open Space Vision

News / March 16, 2017
Ocean Beach Design document released.

Planning Commission Initiates Coastal Plan Amendment

News / March 16, 2017
The Planning Commission opened discussion of the Local Coastal Program Amendments that will update city coastal policies for climate adaptation.

Coastal Management Progress at Ocean Beach

News / November 2, 2016
City Agencies are carrying Ocean Beach Master Plan recommendations forward.

Local Coastal Program (LCP) Open House April 19

News / April 7, 2016
Join SPUR and representatives from a host of federal, state, and local agencies at an Open House on April 19 to hear updates on the amendment to the Local Coastal Program.

Commission Action Lines Up City's Adaptive El Nino Response

News / January 14, 2016
Coastal Commission Approves Adaptive Erosion Measures at Ocean Beach

Coastal Sediment Plan Draft + Public Meetings

News / November 24, 2015
Coastal Sediment Managers have released a draft plan.

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PRESS

  • Future flickers for Ocean Beach bonfires SF Bay News 02/9/2015

  • VIPs Learn about Climate Change Impacts along San Francisco’s Outer Coast USGS 01/2015

  • California braces for "storm of the decade" CBS News, 12/9/2014

  • Why S.F. is moving 42,000 tons of sand down Ocean Beach SF Gate, 12/5/2014

  • San Francisco, Sonoma recognized by White House for Climate Action SF Gate, 12/3/2014

  • White House checks out S.F.'s plan to Save Ocean Beach SF Chronicle, 6/20/14

  • San Franciscans in the Dark about Flood Hazards Climate Central, 06/20/14

  • SPUR's Plans for Ocean Beach Get Refined and Rendered Curbed, 06/06/14

  • Is it Time for San Francisco to Declare Defeat in its Battle with the Pacific? TakePart, 05/15/14

  • Taking Action on Sea Level Rise SPUR, 04/10/14

  • San Francisco plans expensive ‘managed retreat’ from rising seas Grist, 02/04/13

  • Ocean Beach Master Plan Envisions Big Changes SF Public Press, 02/04/13

  • San Francisco a Test Case for Coping with Rising Seas KQED, 02/01/13

  • New plan crafted to limit Ocean Beach erosion SF Chronicle, 11/02/12

  • Ocean Beach sand management project wraps up ABC Local News, 09/20/12

  • Shifting Sands: San Francisco Begins Huge Erosion-Control Project KQED, 08/22/12

  • Sand Mangement Project to partly close Great Highway OB Bulletin, 08/19/12

  • Great Highway lane work delayed SF Chronicle, 08/09/12

  • Mayor Lee Celebrates SPUR Ocean Beach Master Plan SF Mayor’s Office, 07/26/12

  • Turning the Tide at Ocean Beach KQED News, 07/26/12

  • Shifting sand to be transported elsewhere in San Francisco SF Examiner, 07/23/12

  • Ocean Beach sand plan could help curb erosion south of Sloat OB Bulletin 07/20/12

  • Ocean Beach master plan maps $300M project SF Business Journal, 06/22/12

  • Stay or go? Communities are eyeing a retreat from sea NBC News, 06/02/12

  • San Francisco's Coast and the Rising Sea KQED, 04/10/12

  • San Francisco's Battle With Mother Nature Planetizen, 03/28/12

  • Coastal Erosion in SF Prompts Planning and Debate KQED, 03/26/12

  • Both Coasts Watch Closely as SF Faces Erosion The New York Times, 03/24/12

  • Makeover could mean changes on Great Highway SF Examiner, 11/12/11

  • OBMP Envisions Big Changes for Great Highway KQED, 11/07/11

  • Erosion expected to strip economic value of Ocean Beach OB Bulletin, 09/13/11

  • Erosion problems threaten the future of Ocean Beach ABC Local News, 09/05/11

  • State panel rejects city's repairs to Ocean Beach SF Chronicle, 07/15/11

  • Violent Pacific storms of 2010 worst on record SF Chronicle, 07/14/11

  • Public urged to help decide fixes for Ocean Beach erosion  Sunset Beacon, 02/01/11

  • Forces of Nature are Working to Destroy Ocean Beach  The Bay Citizen, 01/25/11

  • On the Brink of an Ocean Beach Master Plan OB Bulletin, 09/21/10

  • Is It Worth It to Save Oceanfront Development? The New York Times, 09/13/10

  • Experts Call for Long-Term Fix for Beach Erosion  Sunset Beacon, 11/01/10

  • Ocean Beach due for an overhaul  SF Examiner, 07/08/08

STUDIES

  • Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level Rise, and Land Use  US EPA

  • California Climate Change Publications California Climate Change Portal

  • The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast  Pacific Institute

  • Coastal Regional Sediment Management Project USACE, CA Resources Agency

  • FEMA California Coastal Analysis and Mapping Project (CCAMP) FEMA

  • Our Coast Our Future (OCOF) GFNMS, PRBO, USGS

  • BCDC Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) BCDC

  • General Management Plan GGNRA

  • Western Shoreline Plan (Local Coastal Program)  SF Planning

  • Ocean Beach Task Force Summary (2005) Ocean Beach Task Force

  • Great Highway Erosion Control  SFDPW

  • Great Highway- Reports, Presentations, and Fact Sheets  SFDPW

  • South Ocean Beach - Shore Management Discussion  Bob Battalio, PE

  • Climate Adaptation Planning SPUR

RELATED PROJECTS

  • California King Tides Initiative

  • Surfrider Foundation’s Save Sloat Campaign

  • California Coastal Records Project

  • Cliff House Project

PARTNERS

 
  • State of California Coastal Conservancy (SCC)

  • California Coastal Commission (CCC)

  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA)

  • US Army Corps of Engineers (SF District)

  • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

  • San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW)

  • San Francisco Recreation and Parks

  • San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)

  • San Francisco Planning Department

  • San Francisco Zoo

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