{"id":20579,"date":"2012-03-26T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T01:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=20579"},"modified":"2018-02-01T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T23:05:45","slug":"coastal-erosion-in-sf-prompts-planning-and-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2012\/03\/26\/coastal-erosion-in-sf-prompts-planning-and-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Erosion in SF Prompts Planning and Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

City planners are looking at ways to reconfigure the city’s western edge<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One of the challenges for the Ocean Beach Master Plan is how to slow the erosion of Ocean Beach's sandy cliffs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

San Francisco’s Ocean Beach is eroding; that’s not up for debate. But planners are still figuring out the best way to handle the erosion that’s already happening, and how to prepare for sea level rise. And that’s going to take a lot of planning: Ocean Beach itself is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service, but there are also the nearby residential neighborhoods to consider; plus the Great Highway, a wastewater treatment plant, the parking lot at the beach, endangered species, surfers, dog walkers and the occasional hopeful sun bather.<\/p>\n

The Ocean Beach Bulletin<\/a>, a local news site and one of KQED’s News Associates<\/a>, has been covering the development of the new plan for San Francisco’s coastline, called the Ocean Beach Master Plan<\/a>, which will attempt to address erosion and rising sea levels, while balancing the myriad social and environmental needs.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, the New York Times<\/a> weighed in, too:<\/p>\n

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The question facing at least eight local, state and federal agencies boils down to this: With California officials expecting<\/a> climate change<\/a> to raise sea levels here by 14 inches by 2050, should herculean efforts be made to preserve the beach, the pipe and the plant, or should the community simply bow to nature?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, or SPUR, which is coordinating the Ocean Beach Master Plan, will unveil the final document next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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