Golden Gate Park Improvement Projects
Amount Awarded: $16,106,000
Recipient: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Federal Agency: National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
The National Park Service will invest $750 million in nearly 800 projects to stimulate the economy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Projects will preserve and protect national icons and historic landscapes, improve energy efficiency and renewable energy use, remediate abandoned mine lands, and provide $15 million in grants to protect and restore buildings at historically black colleges and universities. Additional funding through the Federal Highway Administration will improve park roads for millions of visitors.
The funding awarded to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area will be used for the following projects:
- Correct Accessibility Deficiencies Parkwide
- Correct Fire and Safety Deficiencies in Multiple Park Buildings
- Demolish Two Abandoned Houses in Fort Barry and Revegetate Landscape
- Install Photovoltaic Panels on Headquarters Building
- Protect Endangered Species Habitat by Restoring and Revegetating an Eroding Trail; Replace With New Dias Ridge Trail
- Protect Endangered Species by Realigning Trails
- Rehabilitate Historic Fort Mason Chapel to Meet ADA Requirements
- Remove Accessibility Barriers at Historic Fort Mason to Meet ADA Requirements
- Repair and Replace Boilers and HVAC Systems Parkwide
- Repair Trails and Trail Structures Parkwide
- Replace Boiler In Historic Park Headquarters Building, Fort Mason
- Replace Deteriorated Waterlines at Fort Barry
- Replace Roofing on Multiple Historic Buildings
- Replace Water Lines to Increase Fire Protection Capabilities
- Marin Headlands Seismic Retrofit and Loopback Antenna Tower for Park Emergency Communications
Additional Information:
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