The America’s Cup in San Francisco
Event Partners City & County of San Francisco – CEQA/NEPA, Permits, Implementation Plans America’s Cup Event Authority – Landside event management America’s Cup Race Management – On water event management America’s Cup Organizing Committee – 501(c)3 formed to offset City’s host costs Signatories to the Host and Venue Agreement
Cascais, Portugal: Aug 6-14 Plymouth, UK: Sept San Diego, USA: Nov AC World Series Aug June 2012July 4 - Sept 1, 2013Sept 7-22, 2013 Additional 2012/2013 Dates To Be Announced Additional 2012/2013 Dates To Be Announced San Francisco, USA January – March 2012 TBA Venice, Italy: May Aug June 2013 San Francisco, USA: August September San Francisco, USA: August September AC World Series The America’s Cup: A Global Event Newport, USA: June 23-July 1 Venice, Italy: April 2013 Naples, Italy: April 2012 Naples, Italy: May 2013
Proposed Course Area
Spectator Estimates Peak Weekday45,00050,000 Peak Weekend Day50,000334,000 Total Visitation1,454,0005,490,000
Guiding Principles 1.Public Safety 2.Resource Efficiency 3.Environmental Sustainability 4.Strategic Adaptability 5.Positive Legacy
Sustainability Plan ACEA is responsible for delivering the Sustainability Plan Initial draft presented to Commission on the Environment Under revision per initial feedback; further public review anticipated Issue areas Energy and Emissions Resource Efficiency Natural Habitats and Wildlife Inclusion Engagement
Regional Park-n-Rides
SF Regional Transit Strategies
Local Transit Augmentation
Bikesharing Pilot
Economic Opportunity Estimated 8,800 jobs and $1.4 billion economic impact – Broadly distributed in the construction, transportation, food & beverage, and hospitality sectors City developing multi-layered strategy to maximize positive benefit
Economic Impact Sectors City Projects ACEA/ACRM Racing Teams Sponsors/VIPs Spectators
Economic Benefit Tactics DirectIndirect City Funding Contract Requirements (e.g. Workforce Plan) Information Marketing A cohesive strategy to capitalize on America’s Cup economic opportunities will utilize a range of tools to address the full spectrum of projected spending
Upcoming Engagement Opportunities Public comment on Sustainability and People Plans Business outreach Americascup.com/Connect City/ACEA innovation initiatives – AC Clean Tech Challenge – Potential “hack-a-thon” or similar competition to develop Event- and City-related web applications
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