Market Greenway transforms San Francisco’s iconic Market Street into a continuous linear park stretching from Van Ness Avenue to the Ferry Building. This lush landscape ribbon weaves native plantings, rain gardens, and urban forests into the urban core—re­storing ecological connectivity, managing stormwater naturally, reducing heat, and creating a welcoming, walkable public realm.

 

Spanning across intersections, a series of movable pavilion canopies ensures uninterrupted pedestrian flow and hosts flexible civic spaces that adapt to each neighborhood’s character—from large-scale cul­tural events at the waterfront, to performances and cafés in enter­tainment hubs, to family-friendly programming in residential zones. To support this transformation, above-grade transit is mini­mized, crossings are concentrated at key nodes, and zoning is reimagined to introduce new residential buildings with diverse unit types—inviting more people to live along the greenway.

 

The bold reimagining of Market Street integrates diverse scales of ecological landscaping with ad­vanced technological mobility networks. Autonomous surface-level transportation systems coexist fluidly with revitalized BART and MUNI underground infrastructure, creating a unified, equitable, and navigable urban future accessible to all—today.