This year's EDAW Intern Program project takes on a city notorious for sky-rocketing land prices, as well as chronic open space and housing shortages. San Francisco's Pier 70 consists of thirty-seven acres of historic waterfront, rich in historic buildings, beautiful views and sunshine. Once a thriving industrial maritime center, the site and its structures are now largely underutilized and dilapidated.

The promise of the site is enormous. Immediately to the north, the largest mixed-use development in San Francisco's history is under construction, and the city's newest light-rail line will link Pier 70 with downtown as of early 2005. In this park-poor quadrant of the city, the site's waterfront access and open space opportunities make it a prime candidate for tie-in to the new Blue Greenway (a missing link in the Bay Area-wide Bay Trail system).

However, the site presents many challenges: undetermined toxic issues, non-seismically-fit and decaying buildings, financial challenges for clean-up and historic preservation, and State Tidelands Trust restrictions on allowable uses of the land. In addition, new land uses must be compatible with the maritime industry that still utilizes portions of the site.

The Port of San Francisco is looking for imaginative, visionary and achievable means to revitalize this area, and make it a vibrant part of the city once again. Contribute your economic, planning or design skills to help shape Pier 70's future!