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Embarcadero Freeway

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Embarcadero Freeway is a freeway in San Francisco. It is named in 138 decisions of the Board of Supervisors, 1952–2003, each linked to its printed page. The Internet Archive and its partners also hold 270 books, maps, films and documents about it.

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Decisions that name it 138

Most notable

Date	Summary	Outcome	Scan

138 of them are after 1951. Summaries of records after 1951 are hidden for now, while we finish removing private people's names from them. Their dates and scans are in the SQL console.

The one-line summaries were written by a language model (Claude Haiku) from the scanned page. Open the scan to check the wording.

Archive items 270

A selection across the decades, then everything by decade.

Year	Kind	Item
1948	map or image	(San Francisco) Airview of city showing trafficways. Trafficways 11 Plate 9. De Leuw, Cather & Company. Ladislas Segoe Consulting City Pllaner. San Francisco Department of City Planning. October 1948. (to accompany) Report to the City Planning Commission on a transportation plan for San Francisco. N +1 other copies
1957	film	Embarcadero Freeway Entry 1957
1960	film	[Home Movies: San Francisco, Northern California and Oregon Coast]
1970	map or image	San Francisco California. Postermap, Inc. Los Angeles, California. Copyright 1970. Illustrated by Henry Hinton.
1985	book	I-280 concept program
1990	book	The Embarcadero
2005	book	The Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement Project +1 other copies
2017	film	Freeway Revolt December 13 2017
2020	film	Hidden San Francisco Stop T 11 Freeway Revolt
—	map or image	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway +4 other copies

All archive items, by decade

1870s1

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1878	government document	sidewalk on westerly side at width of 20 feet	Democracy's Library

1880s1

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1880	government document	seawall constructed to stabilize shoreline and allow fill placement	Democracy's Library

1890s1

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1898	film	A Trip Down Market Street: arriving at the Ferry Building, April 1906	Internet Archive

1900s2

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1900	government document	nearly 62,000 people	Democracy's Library
1909	government document	1909 and 1925 +1 other copies	Democracy's Library

1910s8

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1911	board decision	Healy-Tibbitts Construction Company granted sixty more days from June 23, 1911 for North Point main sewer; $25 daily penalty waived.	SF Public Library scans
1912	board decision	United Railroads' abandonment of franchise tracks on Folsom Street and East Street, now The Embarcadero, was submitted for acceptance.	SF Public Library scans
1912	government document	1912 to 1936	Democracy's Library
1913	board decision	Supervisor Hocks introduced a baggage transfer ordinance setting carriage rates to ferries and depots, laid over one week.	SF Public Library scans
1914	board decision	Revocable permits proposed for a laundry at 2222 Bush street and a boiler at York and Eighteenth streets.	SF Public Library scans
1915	board decision	Supervisor Murdock's resolution urges better protection for pedestrians against streetcar accidents on The Embarcadero; it was referred to the Public Utilities Committee.	SF Public Library scans
1918	board decision	Supervisor Lahaney's proposed baggage rate ordinance, amending Ordinance 2282, was referred to the Police Committee.	SF Public Library scans
1919	board decision	Supervisors proposed appropriations for Municipal Railway rails, Embarcadero third loop, and Parker avenue paving; outcome continues on next page.	SF Public Library scans

1920s10

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1920	board decision	Board passed for printing a resolution authorizing 28 city claim payments, including Hetch Hetchy repairs, Municipal Railway work and hospital supplies.	SF Public Library scans
1921	board decision	Proposed amendment to the baggage transport rate ordinance printed for consideration, covering Embarcadero and depot fares.	SF Public Library scans
1922	board decision	Clerk directed to advertise for proposals to run bus service along the Embarcadero waterfront; vote continues on next page.	SF Public Library scans
1923	board decision	The State Board of Harbor Commissioners wrote about a streetcar waiting station on The Embarcadero; sent to Streets Committee.	SF Public Library scans
1924	board decision	Supervisor McLeran proposed an ordinance on buses for The Embarcadero; the Board's outcome is not on this page.	SF Public Library scans
1925	board decision	Bus service proposed along The Embarcadero from Channel to Jefferson streets +2 other copies	SF Public Library scans
1926	board decision	City authorized to run a five-cent municipal bus line along the Embarcadero, if Harbor Commission covers deficits; passed.	SF Public Library scans
1927	board decision	Thos. E. Slaven's application for a toll bridge from The Embarcadero to Oakland is still under consideration.	SF Public Library scans
1928	board decision	Supervisor Kent proposed widening the west side of The Embarcadero from Clay to Merchant Street; referred to committee.	SF Public Library scans
1929	board decision	The State Harbor Commissioners offered to indemnify the city up to $18,000 a year against losses from the Embarcadero bus; referred to committee.	SF Public Library scans

1930s6

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1930	board decision	$4,000 to rebuild Twenty-second Street between Vicksburg and Church; passed first reading only.	SF Public Library scans
1931	board decision	Clerk authorized to sign, with the State, unlawful detainer notice against leaseholders on properties needed to widen The Embarcadero.	SF Public Library scans
1932	board decision	Assessment and tax sale on Lot 2, Block 202 on The Embarcadero, held by California Pacific Title Insurance Company, was cancelled.	SF Public Library scans
1935	board decision	Board postponed action on the Bay Bridge terminal site at The Embarcadero until Tuesday, August 20, 1935.	SF Public Library scans
1937	board decision	Oregon Street sidewalks to be cut to three and a half feet; passed first reading only.	SF Public Library scans
1939	board decision	Market Street Railway Company applied to add bus service on lines 10, 25, 27, 35 and 36; put over to a later meeting	SF Public Library scans

1940s8

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1940	board decision	Land assessment appeals for lot 106, block 3 on The Embarcadero were re-referred to appraisers for reconsideration at a later meeting.	SF Public Library scans
1942	board decision	A resolution designating certain intersections as stop intersections and authorizing traffic signals there was recommended by the Police Committee.	SF Public Library scans
1942	government document	Transportation planning for San Francisco : a report on the planning procedure and planning and engineering techniques utilized in preparation of the San Francisco long-range circulation plan, 1946-1948	Democracy's Library
1943	board decision	Supervisor Gallagher proposed free parking on vacant lots to ease wartime congestion near the Embarcadero and Market Street.	SF Public Library scans
1943	board decision	Board asks Public Works to keep The Embarcadero clean, with refuse cans supplied, via the Chief Administrative Officer.	SF Public Library scans
1946	board decision	The Public Library budget was cut, with buildings reduced to $75,000 and one new branch library planned this year.	SF Public Library scans
1946	government document	Report of Joint Army-Navy Board on an additional crossing of San Francisco Bay	Democracy's Library
1948	map or image	(San Francisco) Airview of city showing trafficways. Trafficways 11 Plate 9. De Leuw, Cather & Company. Ladislas Segoe Consulting City Pllaner. San Francisco Department of City Planning. October 1948. (to accompany) Report to the City Planning Commission on a transportation plan for San Francisco. N +1 other copies	Maps and images

1950s15

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1950	board decision	Board finally passed $350,000 from the gas tax street fund for the Bryant Street Viaduct and Embarcadero extension.	SF Public Library scans
1951	board decision	Plans to remove streetcar tracks and rebuild roadway on parts of Broadway and The Embarcadero were authorized over Lewis's objection.	SF Public Library scans
1952	board decision	Ordinance appropriating $209,000 from the road fund for Public Works track removal work on four street segments was passed for second reading.	SF Public Library scans
1954	government document	Men, money and mud : the story of the San Francisco International Airport	Democracy's Library
1954	government document	blighted conditions described in December 14, 1954 report to the San Francisco City Planning Commission; conditions still essentially the same	Democracy's Library
1955	board decision	Staff told to draft statement backing straight Embarcadero freeway	SF Public Library scans
1956	book	The Ferry Building - Embarcadero Freeway story, San Francisco's urban design tragedy	Open Library
1956	city record	Preliminary report and plans for Southern Freeway from James Lick Memorial Freeway to Embarcadero Freeway	SF Public Library scans
1957	film	Embarcadero Freeway Entry 1957	Films and video
1957	government document	industrial buildings built and residential uses almost entirely displaced	Democracy's Library
1958	board decision	Proposed $2,500,000 public park by the Embarcadero opposite the Ferry Building was sent back to the Finance Committee.	SF Public Library scans
1959	board decision	Clerk directed to ask the State Division of Highways why the Ferry Building underpass on The Embarcadero was filled in.	SF Public Library scans
1959	film	[Home movies. Brower. San Francisco, Salinas Poppies]	Films and video
1959	photo	Pier 1 Jul 21, 1960	OpenSFHistory / Western Neighborhoods Project
1959	story	The Embarcadero Freeway opened over the waterfront on 5 February.	Wikipedia (paraphrased, CC BY-SA)

1960s13

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1960	film	[Home Movies: San Francisco, Northern California and Oregon Coast]	Prelinger Archives
1960	government document	new buildings concentrated in an area of approximately one square mile near the Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stations	Democracy's Library
1961	board decision	City to recover juvenile court care costs from one person	SF Public Library scans
1961	government document	Final report on the feasibility of a regional agency to coordinate transportation facilities serving the people of a nine-county metropolitan region with recommendations for a Golden Gate Transportation Commission for the San Francisco Bay Area	Democracy's Library
1962	board decision	Supervisor Blake's proposal to study a Ferry Park and traffic routing along the Embarcadero was referred to committee.	SF Public Library scans
1964	board decision	Supervisors passed on first reading a $62,500 purchase of a Embarcadero lot from Dennis Carlin for Ferry Park.	SF Public Library scans
1965	board decision	City accepts gift scroll with coins from Vallejo students	SF Public Library scans
1965	government document	1965-77 Land Use Changes and Zoning map	Democracy's Library
1969	board decision	A proposal to allow double turning lanes at Broadway and Sansome Street and The Embarcadero and Bay Street was put off until September 2, 1969.	SF Public Library scans
1969	government document	Workable program for community improvement : application and recertification, January 1, 1972-December 21, 1973	Democracy's Library
1969	government document	7,094,680	Democracy's Library
1969	government document	$25,000,000 (withdrawn, UMTA)	Democracy's Library
1969	text	Telegraph Hill Bulletin September 1969	Books and texts

1970s46

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1970	board decision	A request to close The Embarcadero between Pier 26 and the Ferry Building to traffic for a Sunday community walk was referred to committee.	SF Public Library scans
1970	government document	approximately 580-square-foot one-story addition	Democracy's Library
1970	government document	wide consideration given to an Embarcadero route	Democracy's Library
1970	government document	$300 million estimated by State Department of Highways	Democracy's Library
1970	government document	Golden Gate commuter ferryboat system : San Francisco-Marin crossing	Democracy's Library
1970	government document	1,076,000	Democracy's Library
1970	government document	Omitted from the Census CBD definition	Democracy's Library
1970	map or image	San Francisco California. Postermap, Inc. Los Angeles, California. Copyright 1970. Illustrated by Henry Hinton.	Maps and images
1971	board decision	Waterfront near The Embarcadero rezoned after a six-to-four vote	SF Public Library scans
1971	government document	Jackson Square	Democracy's Library
1971	government document	impossible to incorporate development Bayward of the Embarcadero into downtown due to streets, railroad tracks and freeway blocking pedestrian access	Democracy's Library
1971	government document	Bayview-Hunters Point : urban design study: Third Street commercial, community center, residential streets	Democracy's Library
1972	government document	Improvement plan for recreation & open space : a proposal for citizen review : the comprehensive plan of San Francisco	Democracy's Library
1972	government document	Each building in about 350 blocks coded by height and use using Sanborn maps	Democracy's Library
1973	board decision	Demolition of the Embarcadero Freeway called for, with I-280 expansion opposed	SF Public Library scans
1973	government document	Minor permits granted since ... Commission meeting. 1973	Democracy's Library
1973	government document	Willi Gutmann artwork in Embarcadero Center	Democracy's Library
1973	government document	Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report	Democracy's Library
1974	board decision	Hogland & Bogart to landscape and close parts of Montgomery Street	SF Public Library scans
1974	city record	A Transportation system for the Embarcadero area	SF Public Library scans
1974	government document	Train flow reaches saturation at an average headway of 80 seconds between 3- and 4-car LRV trains, giving a dwell time of 85 seconds	Democracy's Library
1974	government document	Connection between Interstate 280 and the Bay Bridge	Democracy's Library
1974	text	Telegraph Hill Bulletin December 1974	Books and texts
1975	government document	central city project cited as an example of nonresidential renewal in the professional services sector	Democracy's Library
1975	government document	not open at time of 1975 areawide survey (only station not open)	Democracy's Library
1976	board decision	Piers 37 and 39 waterfront cleared for shops, a marina, a park	SF Public Library scans
1976	government document	Subway; sound levels 70 without trains, 77/9 and 78/5 with trains arriving and departing (dB(A), first value mean, second standard deviation)	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	Replacement roadway undergrounded in front of the Ferry Building and a major urban pedestrian plaza created, if demolition funds become available	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	All about BART	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	$5 million to complete the Embarcadero Station during FY 1976	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings /	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	opened (last of 34 stations)	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	Short-term improvements in transit access to Southern Pacific passenger services in San Francisco	Democracy's Library
1976	government document	not yet open for service (all other stations open)	Democracy's Library
1977	board decision	Street artist sales spots set on various public streets	SF Public Library scans
1977	government document	1977-78 taxes paid $5,088,701; estimated 1978-79 under Jarvis-Gann $2,059,949; decrease ($3,023,752) (59%)	Democracy's Library
1977	government document	recently completed double-decked freeway	Democracy's Library
1977	government document	takes a BART train from work area near Civic Center to shop at Embarcadero Center	Democracy's Library
1978	board decision	Supervisor Feinstein asked for a hearing on buying two Melbourne streetcars for test service on The Embarcadero; referred to committee.	SF Public Library scans
1978	government document	No Bay views between Piers 37 and 35, where service building and service yard would be located	Democracy's Library
1978	government document	Land use and urban development project : recommendations for long-term monitoring : working paper	Democracy's Library
1978	government document	Study of property acquisition and occupancy : BART's effect on speculation, working paper	Democracy's Library
1979	board decision	Reaffirm plan to tear down Embarcadero Freeway; sent to committee.	SF Public Library scans
1979	board decision	Proposal to close Mason, Francisco and Montgomery Streets near The Embarcadero; sent to committee	SF Public Library scans
1979	government document	Painting, pages 5, 6, & 7	Democracy's Library
1979	government document	Office at One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1600, handles tenant selection complaints	Democracy's Library

1980s48

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1980	board decision	Former Downtown Heliport by the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero moved from Airports Commission to Port Commission.	SF Public Library scans
1980	government document	Fair housing directory 1980 : organizations fighting housing discrimination in the San Francisco Bay area	Democracy's Library
1980	government document	Fine Arts Board (administers)	Democracy's Library
1980	government document	Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1980	Democracy's Library
1980	government document	finger piers removed and replaced with the Embarcadero Promenade	Democracy's Library
1980	government document	1.5 acres	Democracy's Library
1980	government document	finger piers between the Ferry Building and Pier 22½ removed and replaced with the Embarcadero Promenade	Democracy's Library
1981	board decision	Supervisor Molinari's request that Public Works check whether contractors must maintain the worn roadway near The Embarcadero was granted.	SF Public Library scans
1981	government document	fan-shaped plaza on Seawall Lots 300 and 301 as gateway to the Wharf	Democracy's Library
1981	government document	818,000 sq ft	Democracy's Library
1982	board decision	Supervisors adopted a resolution making The Embarcadero and Washington Street a STOP intersection for north and south traffic.	SF Public Library scans
1982	government document	16 minutes AM peak on-board running time via BART	Democracy's Library
1982	government document	The Nuclear threat to San Francisco : a prevention & source document for our times	Democracy's Library
1983	government document	$47.5 million (1983 dollars)	Democracy's Library
1983	government document	53 cars held in inventory pending possible use on proposed line	Democracy's Library
1983	government document	Muni J Line connection project, San Francisco, California : final environmental impact statement	Democracy's Library
1983	government document	extension of present Muni-Metro system southward along the bay to terminus near existing SP train station	Democracy's Library
1983	government document	Market Street planning project, interim report	Democracy's Library
1983	government document	153 seconds (AM), 1st quarter FY 83/84	Democracy's Library
1983	text	Telegraph Hill Semaphore	Books and texts
1984	government document	Rincon Hill plan : a residential/mixed use neighborhood near downtown : a proposal for citizen review	Democracy's Library
1984	government document	recommended for removal	Democracy's Library
1985	book	I-280 concept program	Open Library
1985	government document	Encourage fishing and other active water-oriented uses by installing and maintaining water taps and basins for cutting bait and cleaning fish	Democracy's Library
1985	government document	A study of the infrastructure of the city and county of San Francisco : submitted to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, November 25, 1985	Democracy's Library
1986	board decision	New toilets and press box to be built at Candlestick Park	SF Public Library scans
1986	board decision	Stop signs designated at five city intersections, including The Embarcadero and Townsend Street and Octavia Street and Broadway, adopted.	SF Public Library scans
1986	government document	Citizens voted to leave the Embarcadero Freeway intact +1 other copies	Democracy's Library
1986	government document	San Francisco fine art guidelines : implementing the San Francisco Planning Code, Section 149, requirements for art works in the downtown area	Democracy's Library
1986	government document	Neighborhood commercial rezoning : proposal for adoption	Democracy's Library
1986	text	Telegraph Hill Semaphore	Books and texts
1987	board decision	Board adopted a resolution designating new stop signs at several San Francisco intersections, including Ralston and Sargent Streets.	SF Public Library scans
1987	government document	Park located north of the 480 Highway ramps for Clay and Washington Streets, surrounded by high rise commercial buildings +1 other copies	Democracy's Library
1987	government document	Mid-day shadows increase to nearly 70% of the park in Fall and Spring +1 other copies	Democracy's Library
1987	government document	construction of Pier 39 and Embarcadero Center cut into Union Street's tourist market	Democracy's Library
1987	government document	many unprotected buildings eligible for the National Register of Historic Places	Democracy's Library
1988	board decision	Trial traffic changes on Beach, Jefferson and North Point Streets	SF Public Library scans
1988	government document	Medical communications capability on Med Channel 9 (Coordinate I) +1 other copies	Democracy's Library
1988	government document	Subway stations: Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell Civic Center, Van Ness, Church, Castro, Forest Hill and West Portal	Democracy's Library
1988	government document	serves residents within boundaries of Embarcadero, Bush & Van Ness	Democracy's Library
1988	government document	completed; established urban design concept for the Embarcadero Corridor	Democracy's Library
1989	government document	razed after 1989 earthquake damage	Democracy's Library
1989	government document	demolished after 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, increasing vehicular traffic past Transbay site	Democracy's Library
1989	government document	Maintain convenient access provided by the freeways	Democracy's Library
1989	government document	Severely damaged in 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; subsequently demolished	Democracy's Library
1989	government document	Survived the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes but sustained damage in the 1989 earthquake	Democracy's Library
1989	recording	Loma Prieta Oral History of Glen Clinton	Audio
1989	text	Central Freeway San Francisco - Demise	Books and texts

1990s53

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
1990	book	The Embarcadero	Open Library
1990	government document	Report to the Board of Supervisors, city and county of San Francisco : review and analysis of the Deputy Mayor function in the Office of the Mayor	Democracy's Library
1990	government document	resolution endorsing the demolition of the Embarcadero Freeway	Democracy's Library
1990	government document	Amended Policy 2 Embarcadero Roadway under Objective 27 +1 other copies	Democracy's Library
1990	government document	artist Roger Berry hired to assist Master Plan development with Bechtel Corporation	Democracy's Library
1990	government document	office at Pier 35, The Embarcadero, San Francisco CA 94133	Democracy's Library
1990	recording	Loma Prieta Oral History of William Klemens	Audio
1990	story	Quake-damaged Embarcadero Freeway to be torn down, not repaired	Internet Archive (other)
1990	text	The Semaphore	Books and texts
1991	board decision	Resolution adopted making three downtown waterfront and North Point intersections all-way stops.	SF Public Library scans
1991	board decision	$40.4M in federal money sought for the Embarcadero roadway project	SF Public Library scans
1991	government document	1991 state law allowing City to use surplus land sale funds for Embarcadero Roadway project	Democracy's Library
1991	government document	Weekend track work to minimize service disruption	Democracy's Library
1991	government document	Things to be proud of	Democracy's Library
1991	text	The Potrero View (April 1991)	Books and texts
1991	text	Muni Times, circa October 1991	Books and texts
1992	board decision	Public Works may apply for and spend a $350,000 state grant for environmental improvements on The Embarcadero Surface Roadway Project.	SF Public Library scans
1992	government document	considered the most valuable in generating visitors	Democracy's Library
1992	text	The Semaphore	Books and texts
1993	government document	improves accessibility and connectivity to BART and MUNI Metro at Embarcadero Station	Democracy's Library
1993	government document	underground passage-way connecting the Terminal to the MUNI/BART Embarcadero station	Democracy's Library
1993	text	The Semaphore	Books and texts
1994	board decision	Lease to Bundox Restaurant, Inc. for the Waterfront Restaurant at Pier 7 1/2 approved for redevelopment and expansion.	SF Public Library scans
1994	board decision	$14.8M in federal money for the Embarcadero roadway, most reserved +1 other copies	SF Public Library scans
1994	city record	Report of public scoping process on alternatives to replacement of the Embarcadero Freeway and the terminal separator structure	SF Public Library scans
1994	government document	Program address at 600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94107	Democracy's Library
1994	government document	Progress on the Embarcadero project	Democracy's Library
1994	government document	roadway project completed	Democracy's Library
1995	board decision	Third amendment to the Pier 33 Inc. lease for the Pier 33 bulkhead building passed on first reading.	SF Public Library scans
1995	city record	Alternatives to replacement of the Embarcadero Freeway and the terminal separator structure : draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report	SF Public Library scans
1995	government document	two adjacent but separate paths, one for bikes over 10 mph and one for pedestrians at about 5 mph	Democracy's Library
1995	government document	179 businesses identified: 160 registered, 10 not registered, 9 insurance and financial institutions exempt	Democracy's Library
1995	government document	design and cost yet to be decided	Democracy's Library
1995	government document	combined EIS/EIR awaiting completion leading to selection of a preferred alternative by the Board of Supervisors	Democracy's Library
1996	board decision	Left and right turn limits, no-turn-on-red and no-U-turn rules were set at several San Francisco intersections.	SF Public Library scans
1996	city record	Alternatives to replacement of the Embarcadero Freeway and the terminal separator structure : final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report and Section 4(f) evaluation +1 other copies	SF Public Library scans
1996	government document	Staff to participate in negotiations on the layover function and development of MUNI property	Democracy's Library
1996	government document	report used as source for existing freeway and ramp conditions	Democracy's Library
1996	government document	DPT Variant Alternative	Democracy's Library
1997	board decision	Traffic rules at various streets, including turn bans and one-way changes near Pier 39 and The Embarcadero, were proposed by parking and traffic department.	SF Public Library scans
1997	board decision	Traffic rules proposed for The Embarcadero, Broadway, Washington and Mission Streets, including crosswalks, turn lanes and tow-away zones.	SF Public Library scans
1997	board decision	Transit shelter advertising on median boarding platforms along The Embarcadero was approved by amending the Planning Code.	SF Public Library scans
1997	government document	use of space for mentoring programs	Democracy's Library
1997	government document	closed for over 500 days, included in the 155-day average closure	Democracy's Library
1998	board decision	An adoption vote with no subject on this page	SF Public Library scans
1998	government document	Airport ferry study 1998 : a feasibility study of water transit service to San Francisco International Airport	Democracy's Library
1998	government document	Task force meeting, Tuesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lower Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency	Democracy's Library
1998	government document	roadway improvements scheduled to begin Summer 1998, about one and a half years to complete	Democracy's Library
1999	board decision	Traffic-rule changes on Masonic Avenue, 4th Street and other streets were amended in committee and not yet passed.	SF Public Library scans
1999	board decision	Port proposes a lease to Ferry Building Investors LLC to rehabilitate the Ferry Building as mixed-use; assigned under 30-day rule.	SF Public Library scans
1999	board decision	Ferry Building lease put off with no new date	SF Public Library scans
1999	board decision	Ferry Building leased for rebuilding by Ferry Building Investors	SF Public Library scans
1999	board decision	AMB would build offices on Pier 1 under a fifty-year lease +1 other copies	SF Public Library scans

2000s27

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
2000	board decision	Kira Mikazon's lease at Pier 33 South to be amended again	SF Public Library scans
2000	board decision	Bus and left-turn lane proposed on 4th Street	SF Public Library scans
2000	board decision	Proposed traffic changes on The Embarcadero and 4th Street, including new bus lanes and tow-away zones, sent to committee.	SF Public Library scans
2000	board decision	Port Commission lease amendment with Kira Mikazon for Pier 33 South at Bay Street and the Embarcadero passed on first reading.	SF Public Library scans
2000	board decision	Proposed ordinance approves a fourth amendment to Kira Mikazon's lease of Pier 33 South on the Embarcadero.	SF Public Library scans
2000	board decision	Fourth amendment to the Pier 33 South lease with Kira Mikazon on the Embarcadero at Bay Street passed.	SF Public Library scans
2000	board decision	Port lease with Kira Mikazon for Pier 33 South at Bay Street and the Embarcadero amended and passed.	SF Public Library scans
2000	government document	replaced Embarcadero Freeway with a surface roadway; completed	Democracy's Library
2000	government document	Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 2001	Democracy's Library
2001	board decision	Public Works proposed vacating a portion of The Embarcadero north of Mission Street; sent to the Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee.	SF Public Library scans
2001	board decision	Board declared its intention to vacate part of The Embarcadero north of Mission Street and set a July 30, 2001 hearing.	SF Public Library scans
2002	board decision	Parking meters and permit zones set across Mission Bay streets	SF Public Library scans
2002	board decision	Parking meters set across Mission Bay streets and 23rd Street permits	SF Public Library scans
2003	board decision	Waterfront restaurant lease rent terms proposed to change	SF Public Library scans
2003	board decision	Traffic rules at several San Francisco street junctions were proposed and sent to the Land Use Committee.	SF Public Library scans
2003	board decision	Turn bans proposed for The Embarcadero and Fulton Street	SF Public Library scans
2003	government document	Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 2003	Democracy's Library
2005	board decision	Boriana Stoilova's beer and wine license moved from 355 Bayshore Boulevard to Ferry Building Marketplace, approved.	SF Public Library scans
2005	board decision	Third & Townsend Corner Store gets an off-sale liquor licence	SF Public Library scans
2005	board decision	Supervisors passed on first reading, as amended, a plan creating Downtown Residential districts in Transbay and Rincon Hill with new impact fees.	SF Public Library scans
2005	book	The Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement Project +1 other copies	Open Library
2006	board decision	Proposal to change speed limits on King Street and the Embarcadero passed on first reading.	SF Public Library scans
2006	board decision	Traffic Code speed limit change on King Street and the Embarcadero passed first reading, proposed by the Municipal Transportation Agency.	SF Public Library scans
2006	board decision	Proposed Traffic Code change ends The Embarcadero speed limit at King Street and extends King Street's limit to The Embarcadero.	SF Public Library scans
2006	board decision	Speed limits on King Street and the Embarcadero sent to committee +2 other copies	SF Public Library scans
2009	board decision	Port Commission three-year surface parking lease on waterfront lots SWL 321 to 324 was adopted for Priority Parking-CA, LLC.	SF Public Library scans
2009	recording	SF League of Pissed Off Voters Radio: Writer Stephen Elliot + Mayor Art Agnos on the Loma Prieta Earthquake	Audio

2010s21

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
2011	board decision	Planning Commission to be given 90 more days to decide on zoning map changes for Washington-Broadway and Waterfront special use districts; sent to committee.	SF Public Library scans
2011	board decision	Planning Commission given 90 more days to decide on zoning map changes for Washington-Broadway and Waterfront districts.	SF Public Library scans
2011	board decision	Adoption recorded for Resolution 470-11 with no vote listed	SF Public Library scans
2011	board decision	Chiu proposed zoning map changes to special use districts around Broadway and the waterfront, and scenic status for The Embarcadero; sent to committee.	SF Public Library scans
2012	board decision	Seawall Lot 351 to be traded to San Francisco Waterfront Partners	SF Public Library scans
2012	board decision	Planning Commission given 30 more days to decide on Washington-Broadway and Waterfront zoning map changes.	SF Public Library scans
2012	film	Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 6	Films and video
2013	government document	San Francisco : Climate Action Strategy.	Democracy's Library
2015	board decision	Planning Code amended to consolidate awning, canopy and marquee rules and bar General Advertising Signs from the Embarcadero and Van Ness corridor.	SF Public Library scans
2015	board decision	Supervisor Wiener's ordinance on signs and awnings passed first reading, adding The Embarcadero to scenic streets barring advertising signs.	SF Public Library scans
2015	board decision	Port exempted Teatro ZinZanni's proposed Embarcadero hotel and dinner theater site from competitive bidding, urging sole-source negotiations.	SF Public Library scans
2016	board decision	Proposed sewer-project access rights over 2525 Marin Street	SF Public Library scans
2017	film	Freeway Revolt December 13 2017	Films and video
2018	board decision	Seawall bond question goes on ballot	SF Public Library scans
2018	board decision	Ten-year city construction plan now includes $425 million seawall bond	SF Public Library scans
2018	board decision	City agreed the $425 million seawall bonds are needed	SF Public Library scans
2018	board decision	$425 million seawall bond set for ballot	SF Public Library scans
2018	story	Alcatraz ferries get a 30-year home at Piers 31-33	other web sources
2019	board decision	Up to $425M earthquake bonds for Embarcadero seawall approved	SF Public Library scans
2019	board decision	$50M seawall bond money approved	SF Public Library scans
2019	film	Lost Landscapes of San Francisco (Episode 14, 2019)	Prelinger Archives

2020s7

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
2020	film	Hidden San Francisco Stop T 11 Freeway Revolt	Films and video
2021	book	Preliminary Report and Plans for Southern Freeway from James Lick Memorial Freeway to Embarcadero Freeway; July 1956	Open Library
2022	film	Port Commission Meeting - February 8, 2022: Budget, Structural Assessment, and Policy Updates	Films and video
2023	board decision	$42,000,000 bond sale for Embarcadero seawall earthquake safety approved	SF Public Library scans
2024	board decision	$7.8 million state grant accepted for climate protection	SF Public Library scans
2025	film	San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - June 24, 2025	Films and video
2025	film	Government Audit and Oversight Committee Regular Meeting - March 6, 2025	Films and video

Undated3

Year	Kind	Item	Collection
—	film	Vista Stock Shots: San Francisco Scenics and Long Shots	Prelinger Archives
—	film	The Lineup (restored, with intro and outro commentary) (1958, film noir, imdb score: 7.3)	Films and video
—	map or image	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway +4 other copies	Maps and images

Record details: identifier, location, sources, statements (867)

About this record

Name: Embarcadero Freeway
Kind of place: freeway
Part of: San Francisco
Location: — · records within 500 m of this point count as here (an approximate area set by qipu)
Location from: Wikidata (point, dates); radius set by qipu
Also on: Wikidata ↗
Identifier: qipu:sf/place/freeway/embarcadero-freeway
Release: v0.7.1, 21 October 2026
Licence: Facts: CC0 1.0. The sources keep their own rights.

Archive items by collection

Collection	Items
Democracy's Library	116
SF Public Library scans	116
Books and texts	10
Films and video	9
Open Library	5
Maps and images	3
Prelinger Archives	3
Audio	3
Internet Archive	1
OpenSFHistory / Western Neighborhoods Project	1
Wikipedia (paraphrased, CC BY-SA)	1
Internet Archive (other)	1
other web sources	1

Items were found by searching the holders' catalogues for the place's names; each opens on its holder's site, where its own terms are stated.

Related records

Record	Relation
qipu:sf/place/city	part of

Statements about this place

The place's JSON document holds 867 statements that tie a record to it: 7 depicted in; 1 documented in; 1 described in. Left out here: 61 short fragments with no subject (a bare figure or one word) and 797 after 1951.

When	Statement	What	Precision	Source
—	depicted in	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway	area	source ↗
—	depicted in	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway	area	source ↗
—	depicted in	The Lineup (restored, with intro and outro commentary) (1958, film noir, imdb score: 7.3)	area	source ↗
—	depicted in	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway	area	source ↗
—	depicted in	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway	area	source ↗
—	depicted in	Vista Stock Shots: San Francisco Scenics and Long Shots	area	source ↗
—	documented in	Transit development program for the San Francisco Bay Area	area	source ↗
—	described in	improvement to original design plan based on experience and continuing planning evaluation	area	source ↗
—	depicted in	Ruins of the Embarcadero Freeway	area	source ↗