The Port is leading the Embarcadero Seawall Program, a citywide effort to create a more sustainable and resilient waterfront. The Program is dedicated to robust community and stakeholder engagement, along with fiscal responsibility, accountability, and transparency.

changed! Over 100 years ago, the Port of San Francisco oversaw the construction of the Embarcadero Seawall, a rock and concrete wall stretching three miles. The Seawall transformed the city, laying the foundation for the thriving waterfront we know and love today. With over $100 billion in assets and annual economic activity along

Living seawalls are designed to encourage underwater habitat. Begun in 2022, the Living Seawall Pilot will test the use of textured tiles made with special materials designed to promote biodiversity. These tiles may also benefit native species and help improve habitats along San Francisco's Bay waterfront.

The Seawall acts as a retaining wall for the filled land behind it. The Seawall is the foundation of the Embarcadero Historic District, which includes the bulkhead buildings and finger piers that extend into the Bay. After the Seawall was built, in 1900 alone, six million tons of goods passed through the Port of San Francisco.

The Port of San Francisco Waterfront Resilience Program includes a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Flood Study for the entire Port waterfront, as well as a program to strengthen the three-mile-long Embarcadero Seawall from earthquake, flooding, and sea level rise risks.

The Port’s Waterfront Resilience Program allows for the strengthening and adaptation of over seven miles of waterfront including the, more than 3-mile, century-old seawall. The seawall protects critical regional transportation assets, utilities and over $100 billion in assets and annual economic activity.

Apr 18, 2022 · As the waterfront expanded with industry, the Port of San Francisco oversaw the construction of the Embarcadero Seawall, a rock and concrete wall stretching three miles. The Seawall transformed the city, laying the foundation for …

The project aims to test new materials and design for San Francisco seawalls that may promote biodiversity, and create a more harmonious relationship between people and San Francisco Bay’s marine life. Seawalls are critical urban infrastructures that minimize the effects of …

A seawall (or sea wall) is a form of coastal defense constructed where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast. The purpose of a seawall is to protect areas of human habitation, conservation, and leisure activities from the action of tides, waves, or tsunamis. [1]

Piers 30/32 and seawall lot 330 (SWL 330) are Port of San Francisco properties located along The Embarcadero between Bryant and Beal Streets within the South Beach neighborhood. The site includes approximately 13 acres of developable space on Piers 30/32 and 2.3 acres of space on the Seawall Lot.