Buena Vista Park Improvement Project

Scope of Work

This project includes extensive improvements to the paved path network throughout the interior of the park.Buena Vista Park surrounded by buildings and view of the city in the background

Funding

This project will be funded by $3 million from 2020 Health and Recovery Bond.









Estimated Project Schedule

Phase
Timeline
Planning2021 - 2025
Design2025 - 2026
Construction begins
Early 2027
Open to the publicLate 2027


Project Updates

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  1. Project Updates
  2. Documents and Materials
  1. Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvements | Soil sampling at Buena Vista Park this week

    This week a crew of geotechnical engineers will drill six boreholes in the northern portion of Buena Vista Park to perform soil sampling. This will be similar to soil sampling completed last March. Workers will use a specialized, low-dust Read on...
  2. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvements | Project update, September 2025

    We’re pleased to report that we’ve made good progress in the project’s planning and design. We attended a Buena Vista Neighborhood Association meeting in July and shared the following key design updates. The current scope for the project would include Read on...
  3. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvements | Soil Sampling at Buena Vista Park Begins March 17

    REMINDER: Starting the week of March 17, construction crews will begin drilling boreholes in Buena Vista Park to collect data on the subsurface conditions. This work will involve short, intermittent trail closures and detours at various areas around the Read on...
  4. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvements | Project update, March 2025

    Soil Sampling at Buena Vista Park Begins March 17. Starting the week of March 17, construction crews will begin drilling boreholes in Buena Vista Park to collect data on the subsurface conditions around the park for upcoming project work. This work will Read on...
  5. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvements | Project update, February 2025

    This project is currently in the planning phase, which includes mandatory regulatory and compliance work, as well as important on-the-ground testing to inform the design. Planning often appears quiet to park-goers, but things are very active behind-the Read on...
  6. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park | Project update, July 2024

    The design team is assembled and engaged in early planning of the project. The scope of work includes repairing all paved pathways, as well as making improvements to the park’s drainage and stormwater management features to reduce erosion. Read on...
  7. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Improvements - Project Update 1/21!

    The Public Works design team in now engaged for this project and . . . Read on...
  8. Capital Project Update

    Thank you for attending the Buena Vista Park Improvement Project Meeting!

    Thank you to all those who attended the July 12, 2022 Community Meeting. . . Read on...
  9. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvement Project Virtual Community Meeting July 12th!

    Please join us for a virtual community meeting to review the findings of the 2020 Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and . . . Read on...
  10. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and Cost Estimate Update 10/7!

    A presentation of the Needs Assessment . . . Read on...
  11. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Community Meeting 6/2/20 Notes and Presentation

    Thank you to the 80 community members who stepped into the unknown with the Project Team . . . Read on...
  12. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and Cost Analysis Final Report is Published!

    Thanks to the community and the project team, we are proud to present . . . Read on...
  13. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and Cost Analysis Virtual Meeting #3

    With current social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rec and Park is continuing community engagement virtually. Read on...
  14. Capital Project Update

    BUENA VISTA PARK- 2ND COMMUNITY MEETING ON FEB 24

    The second community meeting for the Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and Cost Analysis project will be held on Monday, February 24 Read on...
  15. Capital Project Update

    BUENA VISTA PARK – COMMUNITY SITE WALK!

    Please join us for a community site walk as part of the Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and Cost Analysis project. Read on...
  16. Capital Project Update

    BUENA VISTA PARK – COMMUNITY MEETING

    The first community meeting for the Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and Cost Analysis project will be held Read on...
  17. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park | Project update April 2024

    We have nearly completed assembling our Design team. The scope for this project includes renovation of all paved pathways, as well as drainage/stormwater management solutions to reduce erosion of hardscape and natural areas. The preservation plan aims to Read on...
  18. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park | Project update February 2024

    We will be partnering with SF Department of Public Works’s Bureau of Landscape Architecture to design this project. We aim to complete the design process this year and begin construction in 2025. Read on...
  19. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park | Project update August 2023

    The topographic survey for this project has been received and we are coordinating with the Department of Public Works to bring a Read on...
  20. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park | Project update June 2023

    A quick update on the Buena Vista Park Improvement Project, a construction project slated for 2025 that will make extensive improvements to the paved path network throughout the interior of the park. The topographic survey Read on...
  21. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Improvements - Project Update 1/21!

    The Public Works design team in now engaged for this project and . . . Read on...
  22. Capital Project Update

    Thank you for attending the Buena Vista Park Improvement Project Meeting!

    Thank you to all those who attended the July 12, 2022 Community Meeting. . . Read on...
  23. Capital Project Update

    Buena Vista Park Improvement Project Virtual Community Meeting July 12th!

    Please join us for a virtual community meeting to review the findings of the 2020 Buena Vista Park Needs Assessment and . . . Read on...

Contact Us

  1. Omar Davis

    Project Manager
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