San Francisco faces coastal flood risks today. These risks will increase in the future due to sea level rise and extreme storms, threatening buildings, small businesses, jobs, and critical services such as BART and Muni. To defend San Francisco from current and future flood risk, there is a need to adapt shoreline elevations to address 3 to 7 feet of sea level rise expected by 2100. Any effort aimed at long-term sea level rise resilience will also need to strengthen the waterfront against urgent earthquake risk today.
The waterfront has a history rich with innovative adaptation, and resilience is forged in our city's identity. We have a once in a generation opportunity not only to defend our waterfront from future flood and earthquake risks, but also to improve and rejuvenate the waterfront, improve the City’s connection to the Bay, and bring benefits such as more open space, enhanced mobility, safety and jobs.
The Waterfront Resilience Program works to ensure the waterfront, and its critical regional and citywide assets, are resilient to hazards - and increasingly accessible to everyone it serves.
Project Surveys - Shape the Future of the Waterfront
Help shape the future of San Francisco’s waterfront. Take our short surveys to tell us how you experience the waterfront today and what changes would make it more welcoming, accessible, and resilient. Your input will help guide the Downtown Coastal Resilience Project and South Beach Coastal Resilience project. Please respond to the surveys by Friday, July 17, 2026.
Click here to take the Downtown Coastal Resilience Project survey.
Click here to take the South Beach Coastal Resilience Project survey.
Upcoming Events
- Downtown Coastal Resilience Project Community Open House
- Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026; 5:30pm-7:30pm
- Location: Ferry Building Grand Hall
- RSVP on Eventbrite
