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CONTENTS Introduction
Public Preferences
Master Plans
• Master Plan
• Master Plan Variation
Reference
CONTENTS
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During reviews of the concept design for the Recreation Center Rebuild, several City Council members, Planning Commissioners, and Parks & Recreation Committee members discussed wanting to more strongly connect the Recreation Center with the Lagoon -- physically and programmatically -- and further activate Leo J Ryan Park’s waterfront. This master plan, which is the result of those discussions, provides a vision for the 1000 feet of the Leo J Ryan Park waterfront between the amphitheater and boat shed, along the Recreation Center, bocce courts and The Vibe teen center.
The master plan starts by showcasing what currently occurs in the Lagoon along the waterfront, from strolling to dragon boat and crew races to lantern festivals, and then looks regionally and globally at how other cities use and sculpt their waterfronts. In discussion with the Recreation Center Task Force, Planning Commissioners, and Parks & Recreation Committee members, the design team identified a range of waterfront features and activities that would take advantage of Foster City’s unique waterway and Leo J Ryan Park’s lagoon frontage. The City and design team then shared these waterfront features and activities with the public to survey the public’s preferences. The design team then used the public preference survey results to inform and refine initial explorations into a preferred master plan, plus one variation.
The master plan strengthens the connectivity of the well-used and beloved waterfront boardwalk, by completing a continuous multiuse path inland of the amphitheater, and completing a continuous dockside path including around the lagoon side of the amphitheater stage. The master plan also adds waterfront terraces for socializing and lingering alongside the Recreation Center, a signature southerly terminus and overlook for the popular boardwalk, and expanded people-powered watercraft facilities at the boat shed. The master plan variation further expands the waterfront terraces and further expands facilities at the boat shed and boat launch for both people-powered and electric watercraft. The estimated project cost for the Master Plan and Master Plan Variation ranges from 8.7 to 10.3 million dollars.
A reference section at the end of report shows the range of initial explorations.
INTRODUCTION: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CONCEPT A
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EXAMPLE IDEA FOR ACTIVATING WATERFRONT
EXISTING WATERFRONT
INTRODUCTION: EXAMPLE OF INITIAL EXPLORATIONS
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Duffy BoatingKayakingSwimming
Water Lantern Festival Rubber Ducky RaceRowing
Dragon Boat RaceDragon Boat RaceDragon Boat Race
INTRODUCTION: EXISTING WATERFRONT EVENTS
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INTRODUCTION: INITIAL EXPLORATIONS -- WATERFRONT FEATURES Steps into the WaterBoat DockMarina
Floating IslandWater ActivitiesNatural Edge
Outlook TerraceWaterfront LoungeOpen Water Pool
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Dipping Your Toe into the WaterWalking / Sitting / OutlookingWater Movie Theatre Duffy BoatingSailingOpen Water Swimming
KayakingSunbathingDeck Lounging
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PUBLIC PREFERENCES: WATERFRONT FEATURES
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PUBLIC PREFERENCES: WATERFRONT FEATURES
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PUBLIC PREFERENCES: WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
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PUBLIC PREFERENCES: WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
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MASTER PLAN: EXISTING CONDITIONS
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MASTER PLAN: PROPOSED RECREATION CENTER
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MASTER PLAN: PROPOSED BOARDWALK CONNECTIVITY
MULTIUSE PATH
DOCKSIDE PATH
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MASTER PLAN: WATER TERRACES + BOARDWALK OVERLOOK + BOAT SHED DOCK
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MASTER PLAN VARIATION: GRAND WATER TERRACES + BOARDWALK TERMINUS + WATERCRAFT DOCK
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MASTER PLAN: ENLARGEMENT AT WATER TERRACES
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MASTER PLAN: ENLARGEMENT AT BOARDWALK OVERLOOK
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MASTER PLAN VARIATION: ENLARGEMENT AT GRAND WATER TERRACES RECREATION CENTER WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN: DRAFT
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MASTER PLAN VARIATION: ENLARGEMENT AT WATERCRAFT DOCK
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MASTER PLAN: BOARDWALK SECTIONS
SECTION C: EXISTING
SECTION B: EXISTINGSECTION A: EXISTING
SECTION C: PROPOSED
SECTION B: PROPOSEDSECTION A: PROPOSED
MULTIUSE
PATH
SHIFT DOCK CLEATS
TO EDGE OF LAGOON
ADD MULTIUSE PATH ALONGSIDE
DOCKSIDE PATH
REPLACE POST & CHAIN WITH
BULLRAIL WITH DOCK CLEATS
MULTIUSE
PATH
DOCKSIDE
PATH
DOCKSIDE
PATH
DOCKSIDE
PATH
C B
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BOARDWALK ENHANCEMENTS FLOATING BOAT DOCK FLOATING BOAT DOCK + BOARDWALK OVERLOOK FLOATING POOL DECK + BOARDWALK OUTLOOK FLOATING “BEACH” + MARINA WATER TERRACES + MARINA + NATURE ISLAND REFERENCE: INITIAL EXPLORATIONS -- PLANS
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REFERENCE: INITIAL EXPLORATIONS -- SECTIONS
FLOATING BOAT DOCK
FLOATING POOL DECK
FLOATING “BEACH”
WATER TERRACES
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REFERENCE: SCALE OF PEOPLE POWERED & ELECTRIC WATER USES 0 10 20 30