District 8

Castro Street between Market and 19th Streets is one of the most well-known neighborhood commercial districts in San Francisco, serving the needs of local residents and being the historic center of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) community. The project will enhance the streetscape experience with widened sidewalks, repaving, new lighting, and street trees.

Traffic Railing Replacement Completed March 2016
 

Valencia Street is a vibrant corridor with restaurants, shops, art galleries, and other establishments that are frequented by thousands of people every day. Public Works and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) teamed up to create a vision to improve the area with the goal of providing residents and visitors with safe and easy access to businesses, schools, shopping and regional transit connections. A robust envisioning process was undertaken to ensure the participation of the community and incorporation of their feedback into the final plan.

The project will improve the infrastructure, making the area safer and more attractive for residents, businesses and visitors on this commercial corridor and the surrounding area.
 

This work will be performed in several phases over a 16-month duration (498-days).  The project requires coordinating work with our partner agencies.  Work to be performed includes:

The 15,258 square foot Castro Mission Health Center is one of 12 public health clinics operated by the Department of Public Health.  The building is a two-story concrete frame structure built in the 1970’s. It is situated in a primarily residential neighborhood in the Castro District of San Francisco. 
 

The Richland Avenue Rail Replacement Project is completed.  The bridge is re-opened! 

Located in the heart of the Mission District, our design work included the renovation and seismic retrofit of the existing clubhouse and pool buildings, and renovation of the existing playground.
 

The clubhouse renovation included a reconfiguration; accessibility, mechanical, plumbing and electrical upgrades; and seismic retrofits.
 

The pool building renovation included accessibility, mechanical and plumbing system upgrades; new pool deck and pool shell finish; and seismic retrofits.
 

Designed by Public Works’ Building Design & Construction, the revamped park includes a new accessible playground with an embankment slide, a dome-shaped climbing structure, natural boulders and sandbox; an improved Elk Street entry and safe drop-off area; accessible pathways; more than 160 new native and Mediterranean trees; and inviting landscaping.
 

The first West Portal Branch Library was built on a parcel of land which had been transferred from the Board of Education to the San Francisco Public Library in February of 1936. The Branch was opened to the public on May 2, 1936. Just three years later, on May 8, 1939, the Branch was re-opened in a new building designed by architect Frederick H. Meyer and constructed by the Works Progress Administration for a cost of $109,090. West Portal Branch was designed in a Mediterranean style with colorful red, ceramic roof tiles.

The The Noe Branch Renovation was completed on March 8, 2008. The Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library was the seventh branch established in the San Francisco Public Library system. The first Noe Valley Branch building was located at 1308 Castro Street. Using a grant provided by Andrew Carnegie, SFPL built a two-story building with a Spanish-style facade of brick and terra cotta. It was completed September 17, 1916 at a cost of $45,499, including furnishings. The architect was John Reid, Jr.