District 5

San Francisco Public Works is partnering with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to improve stormwater management and walking and biking conditions to the Lower Haight and Alamo Square neighborhoods. The project include curb ramp upgrades, bioretention area landscape installations, asphalt paving, permeable unit paver installations and drainage work. 
 

• Crews continue installation of pavers along the center median between Geary Blvd. and Anza Street.
• The contractor also continues road paver installation at the Geary/Masonic Plaza.
• Staff is also working on the planter beds at the plaza.
• This project is scheduled to be complete in a few weeks.  

Project Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

The $248 million Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond was approved by voters in November 2011. With it, the City is repaving streets in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco; repairing deteriorating bridges, overpasses and stairways; and making traffic, pedestrian and bicycle and safety improvements.
 

San Francisco Public Works and contractor M Squared Construction are making infrastructure improvements along Gough Street, from Bay Street to Otis Street. This work is being conducted in three phases:

1. trenching and sewer/water pipe installation 
2. service connections to properties: curb ramp installation
3. paving of the streets in segments

Construction Impacts

The $4.1 million Kimbell Playground project included renovation of the restrooms, a new children’s play area, new lawns, restoration of roads and pathways, lighting and irrigation improvements, as well as accessibility improvements.
 

Located at Geary Boulevard and Steiner Street, the playground offers a welcome respite with open space and a place to play for the community to enjoy.
 

Hamilton Recreation Center and Playground is a large multi-use facility located at the corner of Geary Bouelvard and Steiner Streets. Two large structures built in 1956 house a community pool and gymnasium and smaller building offices, a community room and kitchen. A children’s playground is located to the south of the pool building along with tennis and volleyball courts and parking. A grass play field is located directly west of the buildings. The dated facility did not conform to current codes or the current needs of the community.
 

The Western Addition Renovation was completed on February 2, 2008. Western Addition Branch Library was opened on June 27, 1966 as the 27th branch in the San Francisco Public Library System. The branch was renovated in 2006-07, and reopened on February 2, 2008. The total renovation project cost $4.3 million. It features a new and expanded teen area, updated children's room, a new program room, a landscaped courtyard, more computers and free WiFi access to the Internet.

As part of the bond measure overwhelmingly passed by the voters in November 2000, the San Francisco Public Library renovated the Park Branch Library.