Create a Masterplan Vision for Balboa Park

Create a vision and master plan for Balboa Park (including Boxer Stadium) that reflects current and future needs, connects the park to transit, and connects the neighborhoods separated by I-280.

Our 2025 budget ask

1. Add lighting for the tennis courts and playground, and upgrade lighting for the pedestrian pathways
2. Complete the pathway around the baseball fields
3. Add table tennis (indoor or outdoor)
4. Add outdoor fitness equipment in the multi-purpose field
5. Renovate the skatepark

Rec & Park can fund these responsibly by activating under-used assets: unlocking Boxer Stadium for public use and broader permitting, opening the baseball fields to multi-sport permitting, and opening the pool for more open swim and lessons.

Two-thirds of Balboa Park sits idle most of the time and doesn't serve District 11.

• Boxer Stadium is locked up and unused most of the time. It's rarely rented, for events that draw no more than a few dozen people, and it earned $28k (56% of anticipated) in FY25 and $14k (29% of anticipated) in FY24.
• The pool is open to the public only about 43 hours a week, compared to 80–90 hours for pools in other Bay Area cities.
• There is no coherent pathway around the park. The one around the baseball fields only goes halfway.
• The skatepark is past its lifespan, in disrepair, and dangerous to skaters.
• The baseball fields are single-purpose and unusable in winter or when it rains, and the bleachers are dangerous.
• Lack of lighting limits use of the tennis courts, playground, and walkways after 5 pm in winter.
• The police station takes prime real estate and parking, and squad cars responding to incidents must pass the tennis courts and playground and cross a pedestrian pathway to exit.
• Rec & Park uses the park as a maintenance yard, taking up space and parking.
• There is no rec center or clubhouse for after-school activities, community gatherings, or dance and exercise classes.