South Park is the oldest public space in San Francisco, built in 1852. Originally an English picturesque strolling park, it fell into disrepair and was been subject to ah-hoc improvements over the years. The South Park Improvement Association hired Fletcher Studio to work with the neighbors and community leaders to develop a master plan for the park. The new design may be described as a contemporary interpretation of the picturesque. It provides multiple amenities, arrayed along a meandering programmatic pathway. It also helps to alleviate two major issues including poor drainage and slopes that exceed ADA limits. The new park includes a custom play area and structure, stages for performance, a large open meadow, and plazas of varying scales. Infrastructural improvements include bulb-outs and chicanes for traffic calming, bio-infiltration swales and flow through planters, and a rainwater cistern for irrigation usage.