Project Information

Public Works is leading both short-term and long-term initiatives to transform the 2-mile-long greenbelt that connects Golden Gate Park and Lake Merced.

With the changing climate, we’re reimagining the corridor to support sustainable, drought-tolerant plantings, a healthy urban forest and a beautiful design to meet present-day and future needs. Public Works is committed to working with neighbors, nonprofits, elected officials and partner agencies to advance this goal.

You may’ve seen our gardeners’ out mowing and weeding, and pruning plantings and removing litter along the greenbelt, our arborists’ strategic winter-weather tree care work and our plumbers’ work to upgrade the irrigation system. We’re also excited to announce completion of the Sunset Boulevard paving project overseen by the Public Works Street Resurfacing Program.

To better track progress and milestones, we’ll keep you updated through this project page with the new digital community newsletter, the Sunset Greenbelt Connection. (You can sign up for the newsletter in the link)

We at Public Works cherish this corridor’s capacity as an ecological, recreational, and educational landscape. We look forward to working with community members, and our City’s leadership, to create meaningful public spaces, identify important maintenance projects, create water-wise solutions, and cultivate the biodiversity along Sunset Boulevard.

Sunset Boulevard Pavement Renovation

Public Works Bureau of Project Management, and contractor R&S Construction Management, whose crews paved the corridor and elevated storm drains that were uneven and causing problems for motorists.
 

The storm drains are now level with the road surface and should provide smooth passage for vehicles and bicycles that traverse Sunset Boulevard.
 

Read more about the Sunset Boulevard Pavement Renovation Project here.

Other Sunset Boulevard improvements in the works:

• Public Works and the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) contractors have installed new bus pads, curb ramps, and electrical conduits for new bus stops. This effort aims to relocate bus stops to the far side of intersections, allowing drivers to turn right at a green light without waiting behind a bus.
• Additionally, new pipes are being laid to deliver recycled water to Sunset Boulevard.
• Public Works plumbers and the cement shop are actively working on a $900,000 project to repair and expand the existing irrigation system. Fixing the open irrigation boxes in the center median is a high priority.
• To that end, the City has allocated $2.4 million in the capital budget to connect the Public Utility Commission’s recycled water lines to Sunset’s irrigation system. The design and engineering for this project is ongoing.

Sunset Boulevard Project Contacts

• Gilbert Fragoso Jr., Maintenance Manager, gilbert.fragoso@sfdpw.org
• Christopher Heredia, Public Information Officer, christopher.heredia@sfdpw.org
• Paul Barradas, Sunset Boulevard Paving Project,  paul.barradas@sfdpw.org
• Jennifer Cooper, Sunset Boulevard Master Plan, jennifer.cooper@sfdpw.org

Strategic maintenance of the urban forest along Sunset Boulevard

Arborists and urban forestry inspectors pruned and assessed the health of large Monterey cypress and Monterey pine trees along Sunset Boulevard in the Parkside neighborhood in late summer. Arborist supervisor Ricardo Lizarraga led the crew in safely and methodically pruning more than 600 trees. Bureau of Urban Forestry Acting Superintendent Nicholas Crawford, arborist manager Drew Landers, urban forestry inspector captain Susan Nawbary, and arborist supervisor Nili Niu took part in the assessment.

For More Information

Read More About the Sunset Boulevard Master plan here.
 

If you are interested in volunteering for Sunset Boulevard, please contact: volunteer@sfdpw.org