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MEETINGS ARE OFTEN BOOKED YEARS IN ADVANCE. HERE ARE A FEW PROJECTS WHOSE COMPLETION WILL DRAW EVEN MORE ATTENDEES TO YOUR MEETING AND CONFIRM THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS “NEVER THE SAME.” 2020 Golden Gate Park celebrates 150 years. One of the largest, most popular, and most attraction-packed parks in San Francisco will have a big, beautiful birthday party in 2020. Scheduled to begin on April 4, 2020, San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department will commemorate Golden Gate Park's 150th year with months of special events. The 1,017-acre park welcomes more than 13 million visitors annually, and is home to the California Academy of Sciences and the de Young Museum, among others. sfparkrec.org 2021 New Presidio Tunnel Tops project creates 14 acres of parkland on edge of bay. An elevated highway that cut through the Presidio for seven decades has been replaced with an at-grade roadway that will be hidden by tunnels. James Corner Field Operations, the team behind New York’s muchacclaimed High Line, has been tapped to create 14 acres of new parkland to cover the tunnels and connect San Francisco Bay with the historic center of the Presidio. newpresidioparklands.org MORE DEVELOPMENTS Treasure Island development underway. Projected to be the most environmentally-sustainable large development project in U.S. history, the new Treasure Island will include up to 500 hotel rooms, 8,000 new residential units, a 400-slip marina, 500,000 square feet of commercial retail and office space, plus nearly 300 acres of parks and open space. A new ferry terminal will be the cornerstone of the island’s transportation program. sftreasureisland.org The San Francisco Shipyard takes shape on city’s southeastern shoreline. Located along nine miles of shoreline, The San Francisco Shipyard and Candlestick Point is a multi-billion-dollar redevelopment by Lennar that will include contemporary urban housing, retail and entertainment venues, commercial space and more than 300 acres of parkland for all San Franciscans to enjoy. thesfshipyard.com Mission Rock transforms parking lot near AT&T Park. The San Francisco Giants plan to transform a 28-acre industrial site into a mixed-use neighborhood, featuring waterfront parks, affordable housing and a restoration of historic Pier 48. It will also open a public boardwalk with dramatic water and bridge views around the historic pier. missionrock.org
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