PRESS RELEASE - Celebration to Mark Completion of the Polk Streetscape Project - 4/1/2019

Media Advisory: April 1, 2019

Contact: Coma Te, 415-558-5283

 

Project aims to create a safer, more vibrant Polk Street corridor

 

San Francisco, CA – The community is invited to join City officials, safe streets advocates, neighbors and merchants for the Polk Streetscape ribbon-cutting celebration.

 

The Polk Streetscape Project area runs along a 1.8-mile stretch of Polk Street from Beach to McAllister streets. The project aims to improve safety for everyone traveling on Polk Street and to build on the corridor’s vibrant commercial character by investing in new lighting, landscaping and street infrastructure.

 

The Polk Streetscape Project features numerous safety enhancements and utility improvements, including 30 blocks of improved bike lanes, 136 new street trees, more than 3,800 linear feet of upgraded sewer main and more than 5,700 linear feet of upgraded water main. The project also improved 160 curb ramps to bolster ADA accessibility; upgraded traffic signals at nine intersections; installed 81 new street lights and refurbished 31 existing street lights; and resurfaced the entire stretch of roadway.

 

For more information on the project, please visit https://www.sfpublicworks.org/polk

 

About San Francisco Public Works: The 24/7 City agency cleans and resurfaces streets; plants and nurtures City-maintained street trees; designs, constructs and maintains City-owned facilities; inspects streets and sidewalks; builds curb ramps; eradicates graffiti; partners with neighborhoods; trains people for jobs; greens the right of way; and educates our communities.