[CPEO-IRF] Hunter's Point (CA) waterfront park and Olympics

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Park plan linked to games bid

Bonnie Eslinger
San Francisco Examiner (CA)
November 1, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO - Recreation area would be legacy of Olympics facilities 
at former naval shipyard

Plans for a world-class waterfront park are in the works for one of the 
most toxic parcels of a former Navy shipyard in Hunters Point - and San 
Francisco’s shot at hosting the 2016 Olympics could accelerate the 
project since city officials hope to hold some of the international 
sporting event within the new recreation area.

Four park options were unveiled at City Hall on Tuesday, ranging from a 
modest 60-acre park with restored wetlands, a boardwalk, grassy areas 
and a few structures such as a small bandstand to a 167-acre proposal 
that would build upon the smaller-park premise by adding sports fields, 
museums, restaurants, hotels and spaces large enough for concerts and fairs.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.examiner.com/a-373099~Park_plan_linked_to_games_bid.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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