A world-class park in the heart of the Bayview

San Francisco’s newest waterfront park will deliver miles of winding shoreline trails, acres of restored tidal landscape and an abundance of recreation opportunities to the Bayview’s front porch. In an historic moment for environmental justice, the India Basin Project will transform a dilapidated relic of the industrial shipwrights’ era into a 21st-century park with an emphasis on public access, social equity, resiliency, and restoration.

India Basin Waterfront Park Project 2024 Progress Update

The India Basin Waterfront Park project partners, made up of the Trust for Public Land, San Francisco Parks Alliance, A. Philip Randolph Institute, and Bayview-Hunters Point community, are proud to share our progress report for the project as we near the opening of the first half of the park.

The report gives an update on where we are in the construction and highlights our work implementing the project's Equitable Development Plan. The landmark plan, a first for San Francisco, ensures this waterfront park will benefit current Bayview-Hunters Point residents while preserving the culture and identity of the historic neighborhood. It provides a blueprint for delivering a park designed by and for the community while improving economic opportunity and environmental health for its residents.

Highlights include the graduation of 16 community members from the project's workforce development program, the Bayview Safety Swim and Splash program helping more than 100 youth participants become water safe, the opening of the Community Innovation Lab at India Basin Shoreline Park and much more! Read the full report at this link.

Call for Artists for India Basin Waterfront Park by June 14

The San Francisco Arts Commission is looking for two San Francisco-based Artists in Residence for the future India Basin Waterfront Park. Artists will work with the India Basin Waterfront Park project partners and the Bayview-Hunters Point community to develop new works for the park. The deadline to apply has been extended to Friday, June 14 by 5 p.m. The total honorarium for each artist is $40,000. The production budget for each artist is $15,000. For more information and to apply, click this link.

Juneteenth and Father's Day Celebration on June 16

Join community partners for a Juneteenth and Father's Day celebration on Sunday, June 16 from noon to 6 p.m. at Gilman Playground (903 Gilman Avenue). The event will feature live music by chart-topping R&B group 112 and Grammy-winning songstress Regina Belle, among other performers. It will also feature local food and retail vendors, carnival rides, kids' activities, a car show and more. India Basin Waterfront Park project partners will be supporting this event, providing activities and sharing information on the project. For more information and to RSVP, click this link.