The Presidio announced that its successful Tunnel Tops project will be expanding. The announcement comes as Presidio Tunnel Tops marks its first anniversary. The new gathering space, called Outpost Meadow, will be just yards away, providing seating and amenities for families and other visitors to that area of the park. Outpost Meadow will be created by transforming a 1.5-acre section of the parking lot east of Sports Basement into a public gathering space with views toward the bay and Golden Gate Bridge. The site will feature multiple picnic tables and large picnic "banquettes" with a combined seating capacity for almost 240 people. Additionally, Outpost Meadow will include lawn space for visitors to gather and play, and easier access to the popular Presidio Pop Up mobile food trucks and carts.

According to the Presidio, in addition to visitor amenities, Outpost Meadow will deliver critical environmental benefits and help the park be more climate resilient. The meadow will replace asphalt with coastal habitat for native plants and wildlife. The permeable surface will absorb water during heavy rains, reducing the flooding that was seen during the recent severe winter storms. It will also improve water quality in the San Francisco Bay by redirecting some of the stormwater away from storm drains and into on-site retention basins. In total, park managers have converted about 180 acres of asphalt in the Presidio to permeable surface over the past two decades.

The Outpost Meadow expansion is made possible through grant funding from the State of California "Outdoors for All" initiative, designed to expand outdoor and recreation opportunities for all Californians regardless of zip code or income.

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There are not a lot of neighborhoods where you can walk to dinner and a movie anymore, but here in Presidio Heights you can do just that. Check out the Vogue Theatre's offerings, and plan an evening around grabbing dinner nearby at Presidio Kebab, Sorrel, Sociale, Magic Flute or Spruce and catching a movie...just like in the Before Times! You won't regret it!