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JCFO are building a park on top of San Francisco's Presidio Parkway tunnels
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Work has begun on a new James Corner Field Operations (JCFO)-designed park being built on top of the Presidio Parkway highway tunnels in San Francisco.
The Presidio Tunnel Tops project will cost $118m (€106m, £91m) and was made possible when the section of highway, which previously divided the Presidio national park, was moved underground.
Covering 14ac (7ha), the park will provide a mix of amenities and nature, with input from 10,000 members of the community having helped shape its design.
Among its facilities will be a central plaza with a visitor centre, a campfire seating circle with trees providing shade, a space for gatherings and barbecues and an exhibitions and events centre.
A youth campus with play and education facilities will include learning labs, spaces for education and events programming and a child-friendly landscape for multi-sensory learning, exploration and play.
There will also be a meadow with grasses and perennials for activities like picnicking, kite-flying and family gatherings and a cliff walk with lookout points and views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
James Corner, founder and CEO of JCFO, said: "This has been an extraordinary experience to create a new green centrepiece for the Presidio in the context of the larger Bay Area and the world-class city of San Francisco. The iconic setting is perfect for transforming highway infrastructure into a vibrant new public space."
Design of the project began with the appointment of JCFO in 2014 and the Presidio Tunnel Tops park is expected to be complete 2021.
![The Presidio Steps will link two areas within the park and provide a place to stop and sit / James Corner Field Operations The Presidio Steps will link two areas within the park and provide a place to stop and sit / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_507498_765555.jpg)
![The park will give visitors views out into San Francisco Bay / James Corner Field Operations The park will give visitors views out into San Francisco Bay / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_837561_511107.jpg)
![Visitors will be able to see the Golden Gate Bridge / James Corner Field Operations Visitors will be able to see the Golden Gate Bridge / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_224466_741635.jpg)
![A youth campus with play and education facilities will include learning labs, spaces for education and events programming / James Corner Field Operations A youth campus with play and education facilities will include learning labs, spaces for education and events programming / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_254618_231419.jpg)
![There will be spaces for gathering and barbecusing / James Corner Field Operations There will be spaces for gathering and barbecusing / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_197697_610147.jpg)
![A special child-friendly landscape for multi-sensory learning, exploration and play is part of the designs / James Corner Field Operations A special child-friendly landscape for multi-sensory learning, exploration and play is part of the designs / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_436631_668389.jpg)
![There will also space for activities like picnicking, kite-flying and family gatherings / James Corner Field Operations There will also space for activities like picnicking, kite-flying and family gatherings / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_23844_952821.jpg)
![A cliff walk path will have lookout points and views of the Golden Gate Bridge / James Corner Field Operations A cliff walk path will have lookout points and views of the Golden Gate Bridge / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_162489_276023.jpg)
![There will also be a meadow with grasses and perennials / James Corner Field Operations There will also be a meadow with grasses and perennials / James Corner Field Operations](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/HIGH343871_896338_196487.jpg)