Hundreds of volunteers shoveled soil, scrubbed graffiti and rounded up litter Saturday in an effort to beautify San Francisco’s North Beach and Chinatown neighborhoods, which got 32 new trees along the way.
The Joe DiMaggio Playground is a two-acre park with a children’s play area, tennis courts, bocce courts, pool building and sports courts. It sits directly next to the newly constructed North Beach Library and will transform one block of Mason Street from a street with vehicular traffic into a public park space. This project will reorganize and renovate all portions of the park, including:
For immediate release: March 16, 2016
Contact: Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Public Works
415-554-6045
For immediate release: March 7, 2016
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045
SAN FRANCISCO PLANTS SIGNATURE TREES TO HONOR TWO NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS
Irene Crescio and Dr. Espanola Jackson celebrated for lifelong service to their communities
The Taraval Streetscape improvement project extends from46th to 48th Avenue in the city’s Outer Sunset district. Taraval Street serves as a local commercial district for the surrounding residential neighborhood. The renovation will provide a safer and more inviting environment for pedestrians, motorists and transit riders.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is repaving Sloat Boulevard between Skyline Boulevard and 19th Avenue. Work began in April 2017. The project includes the following elements:
The Second Street Improvement Project stretched from downtown San Francisco to SOMA.
The Potrero Avenue Roadway Improvement Project is a collaboration between neighbors and several city agencies (Public Works, SFMTA, and PUC) to improve safety for people walking and biking, maximize infrastructure upgrades in the area, and to help beautify Potrero Avenue. The final design for roadway improvements is the result of five community workshops, valuable public input, and the neighborhood voting for their preferred option for transforming Potrero Avenue.
The Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project extends the entire length of the street, from Barneveld Avenue to Crisp Road, in the Bayview. The renovation will provide a safer and more inviting environment for pedestrians, motorists and transit riders. The streetscape improvements include: Over 100 new street trees, new plants, better lighting, bus shelters, curb ramps, bulb-outs, median islands, repaving and other enhancements to improve pedestrian safety by calming traffic and improving visibility at intersections.
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City and County of San Francisco
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