Seven Hills Supper Club

Phil Ginsburg on running SF parks & rec, the long-term vision for public spaces, 420 at Hippie Hill, and how “delivering joy is very serious business”

May 04, 2024 Ishita Arora & Prescott Watson Season 1 Episode 5
Phil Ginsburg on running SF parks & rec, the long-term vision for public spaces, 420 at Hippie Hill, and how “delivering joy is very serious business”
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Seven Hills Supper Club
Phil Ginsburg on running SF parks & rec, the long-term vision for public spaces, 420 at Hippie Hill, and how “delivering joy is very serious business”
May 04, 2024 Season 1 Episode 5
Ishita Arora & Prescott Watson

Phil Ginsburg is the Leslie Knope of San Francisco’s Parks and Rec, and today, he joins us to share the ambitious vision for Market Street and India Basin Waterfront Parks, philosophical musings on land use, and the biggest challenge of running a department that oversees 15% of land in San Francisco. 

He also answers our spicy questions about things like 420 and what’s contentious internally in his department. Also, what do cheerios have to do with the creation of Golden Gate Park? Grab some tea, get cozy, and tune in to find out. 


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Phil Ginsburg is the Leslie Knope of San Francisco’s Parks and Rec, and today, he joins us to share the ambitious vision for Market Street and India Basin Waterfront Parks, philosophical musings on land use, and the biggest challenge of running a department that oversees 15% of land in San Francisco. 

He also answers our spicy questions about things like 420 and what’s contentious internally in his department. Also, what do cheerios have to do with the creation of Golden Gate Park? Grab some tea, get cozy, and tune in to find out. 


05 Phil Ginsburg - edited version
Primer on SF's incredible parks
The "10 minute walk" rule
A 50 year plan: the southern waterfront
How SF could learn from the transformation of Times Square
Reimagining downtown San Francisco
JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park
Learning from other cities
How legalization changed 420 at SF Parks
India Basin - gentrification & the complexities of development
Golden Gate Park's secret origin story
How residents can make parks better!