Public Works Week 2019 is April 29 - May 3.
National Public Works Week is a time when Public Works demonstrates what “public works” means. We take a week in the spring to celebrate accomplishments and milestones. We host activities that reinforce partnerships with San Francisco residents, community organizations, and volunteers.
During Public Works Week, the City honors the professional and committed women and men who make daily contributions to public works-related efforts that include designing, operating and improving the City’s infrastructure; graffiti removal, tree planting and maintenance; neighborhood beautification and volunteer clean-ups; street and sewer repair; architecture and engineering services; job training; and street use and mapping services.
All of these efforts are collectively known as public works and this one week each year is a time to recognize these important services.
Public Works Week in San Francisco is a chance to commend the men and women of San Francisco Public Works and the people they serve, as we work alongside San Francisco residents, neighborhood associations, community nonprofits and merchant organizations to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco.
Join us for Project Tours!
Our Public Works Week tours allow community members to learn firsthand about the contributions that San Francisco Public Works makes to improve the quality of life in our great city.
New Office Building
Get a behind-the-scenes hard-hat tour of the City’s new office building – a 16-story high rise located at 49 South Van Ness Ave. The building will house a centralized City permit center and 460,000 square feet of office space to serve more than 1,600 employees from Public Works, San Francisco Planning and the Department of Building Inspection, with smaller sections from other agencies.
Monday, April 29
Tour 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Tour 2 at 4:30 p.m.
Matreials Testing Lab
The Materials Testing Laboratory is a fully certified laboratory owned by the City and County of San Francisco run by Public Works. The Materials Testing Laboratory provides professional quality control services to ensure that construction projects are built in compliance with contract plans and specifications by testing the quality and integrity of the materials that go into the City’s streets and infrastructure. There are dedicated work stations to process and test asphalt, concrete, aggregates, soil and reinforcing steel.
Tuesday, April 30
1 p.m.
Pit Stop Public Toilet Program
San Francisco's innovative Pit Stop program provides public toilets, sinks, used needle receptacles and dog waste stations in some of the City's most challenging neighborhoods – providing a place for people to take care of their bathroom needs with dignity, improving neighborhood livability and reducing demands on Public Works staff to clean up human waste from sidewalks, doorways and streets.
Thursday, May 2
11 a.m.
Chinatown Alley
Come walk with us in Chinatown to learn about our newly completed and ongoing alleyway improvement projects in this historic San Francisco neighborhood. You will see firsthand the work Public Works is doing make the iconic Chinatown alleyways safer and more inviting.
Thursday, May 2
1:30 p.m.
