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Also see Part I: "A Synthesis of Lessons Learned from Existing Urban Daylighting Projects." Prepared for LA 227 - Restoration of Rivers and Streams. Instructor: Dr. Kondolf, University of California, Berkeley

Download the Paper (4.6 MB, PDF file) - December 13, 2007 Related Files: BRS_LA227_Creek_Daylighting_Presentation_Fall2007.pdf (2397 kB) "Creek Daylighting in San Francisco: Lessons for Yosemite Creek" (PDF of PowerPoint presentation, River Restoration Symposium, 8 December 2007) Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing.

ABSTRACT:
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC) is investigating the feasibility of daylighting historical urban creeks to mitigate flooding and combined sewer overflows in an attractive and multi-functional way in San Francisco. Yosemite Creek in southeastern San Francisco’s McLaren Park has been identified as a potentially feasible site in which to pilot a daylighting project, which could provide insight into other San Francisco projects and/or into a citywide daylighting policy. Drawing upon lessons learned from similar creek daylighting projects in similar cities elsewhere - as enumerated in Part I (Smith 2007) - Part II recommends a demonstration daylighting program in McLaren Park, sized to contain the 100 year storm. Clear goals and incorporation of monitoring and maintenance costs into the initial budget will be critical to the ability of the project to both inform future projects and adapt over time to meet goals over the long term.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Brooke Ray Smith, "Assessing the Feasibility of Creek Daylighting in San Francisco, Part II: A Preliminary Analysis of Yosemite Creek" (December 13, 2007). Water Resources Center Archives. Restoration of Rivers and Streams. Paper smithii.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/wrca/restoration/smithii