Please join ACEC Bay Bridge Chapter as we welcome Port of San Francisco’s Deputy Director of the Waterfront Resiliency Program, Planning, Adam Varat. Adam will share the latest updates on the Waterfront Resiliency Program as well as future design and construction opportunities.
Current estimates show a sea level rise between 3 and 7 feet by the year 2100. The Port of San Francisco, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, are developing plans for this massive engineering challenge to address rising sea levels and well as urgent earthquake risk along the 7+ miles of affected shoreline.
The Port recently released seven Waterfront Adaptation Strategies based on over five years of public engagement. Over the coming year, the Port will engage with City residents to select the best ideas from all of them to create a Draft Waterfront Adaptation Plan (Tentatively Selected Plan). Mr. Varat will briefly detail the various strategies and how the Port will develop the final plan that will 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.
About The Speaker:
Adam Varat, Port of San Francisco, is the Deputy Program Manager for the Port’s Waterfront Resiliency Program. Prior to this role, Adam was Deputy Director of the San Francisco Planning Department’s Citywide Planning Division, a 50-person team of planners focusing on long-range and comprehensive planning initiatives. Adam has over fifteen years of experience in long-range planning, policy, and urban design. As part of this role, Adam oversaw the Division’s urban design, resilience and sustainability, and plan implementation functions. Prior to joining the San Francisco Planning Department, Adam worked as an urban planner and designer with Calthorpe Associates in Berkeley, California and participated in the EDAW (now AECOM) Summer intern program in San Francisco, California. Adam holds a Masters Degree in City Planning and Certificate in Urban Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Gold (4 max): $500 member firm
2 tickets to the event included
1 seat at the head table w/ speaker, 1 seat at adjacent reserved table
60 seconds on the mic to speak about the firm at the beginning of the event
logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
Option to place sponsor-provided "swag" at each table
Silver (4 max): $250 member firm
1 ticket to the event included at adjacent reserved table
Logo on all promotional materials (digital and paper)
Option to place sponsor-provided "swag" at each table
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