"Last year, San Francisco Recreation and Parks partnered with the San Francisco Giants on a $45 million plan to renovate Crocker Amazon Park, which they would split 50/50. As Mission Local reported last month, Rec and Parks' portion would come from the city's 2020 Health and Recovery bond once the plan is approved."
"The Chronicle reports that the new 20 acres of turf would be used to create five new baseball diamonds, while leaving one natural grass field. The renovation also includes new restrooms, a dog play area, picnic tables, batting cages, and lighting for the ball fields."
"It also requires the removal of 128 trees along the pedestrian promenade to create infrastructure and drainage. While the plan stipulates that two new trees would replace every one tree that is removed for the renovation, wildlife would still be displaced during the construction and transition phases."
San Francisco Recreation and Parks, partnering with the Giants on a $45 million project split 50/50, plans to renovate Crocker Amazon Park. The project requires installing 20 acres of artificial turf to create five new baseball diamonds while retaining one natural grass field. Construction necessitates removing 128 trees along the pedestrian promenade for infrastructure and drainage. The plan includes new restrooms, dog play area, picnic tables, batting cages, and field lighting. While two replacement trees are promised for each removed tree, wildlife displacement during construction remains a concern. The project is in environmental review and requires approval from the Recreation and Park Commission and Board of Supervisors, with construction potentially beginning in 2027/2028.
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