PRESS ADVISORY - Celebrations Set for Monday to Mark Completion of Two Chinatown Streetscape Projects 7-27-2018

Media Advisory: July 27, 2018
Contact: Shih-Wei Lu, 415-554-6935
 
Celebrations Set for Monday to Mark Completion of Two Chinatown Streetscape Projects
Major Safety and Beautification Improvements on Broadway Corridor and Spofford Alleyway
 
San Francisco, CA – Spirited lion dancers will kick off two events in Chinatown on Monday, July 30, 2018, to celebrate completion of the final phase of the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape

PRESS RELEASE - Summer Cleaning: Volunteers to Spruce Up District 5 Neighborhoods - 7/27/2018

For Immediate Release: July 27, 2018
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045
 
Summer Cleaning: Volunteers to Spruce Up District 5 Neighborhoods
Weeding, Cleaning and Graffiti Abatement on Tap for Saturday Morning Workday
 
San Francisco, CA – More than 400 dedicated volunteers will join Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Vallie Brown and Public Works crews on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at this month’s Community Clean Team event to cle

Mission Branch Renovation Project

The San Francisco Public Library is currently renovating the Mission Branch Library. On behalf of the Library,  Public Works initiated a feasibility study that provided a needs assessment and analyzed the cost and practicality of design options. The study recommended moving forward with renovation of the Mission Branch Library, given that this branch lacks space to hold quality programs and the building’s systems are at the end of their service life. The library, one of seven Carnegie branches, opened in 1915 and was designed by G.

6th Street Pedestrian Safety Project

Project Update January 2025

  • Electrical work at 6th St. and Folsom St intersection is on hold through the end of January.
  • Concrete work at 6th St. and Folsom is on hold through the end of January.
  • Concrete work at 6th and Harrison on hold through the end of January.
  • Tree planting work continues 6th Street corridor through the end of the month

 

Asphalt Impressions

Fire Station No. 16

This seismic improvement for Fire Station No. 16 (originally built in 1938 and reconstructed in 1956) is part of the voter-approved Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER 2010) bond work to renovate or replace selected fire stations.

Fire Station No. 5

The Fire Station No. 5 seismic replacement project was funded by the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) Bond Program, a voter-backed initiative to strenghten neighborhood fire stations and other first response facilities.

PRESS RELEASE - Annual Great Highway Sand Relocation Project Starts Wednesday - 6/15/2018

For immediate release: June 15, 2018
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045
 
ANNUAL GREAT HIGHWAY SAND RELOCATION PROJECT STARTS WEDNESDAY 
Southbound Traffic to Be Impacted During Partial Roadway Closure 
 
San Francisco, CA – Starting Wednesday, June 20, 2018, San Francisco Public Works will begin the annual sand maintenance activities along the Great Highway adjacent to Ocean Beach. 
 

PRESS RELEASE - SF Rolls Out New Trucks to Clean Protected Bike Lanes - 6/13/2018

For Immediate Release: June 13, 2018
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045 
 
SAN FRANCISCO ROLLS OUT NEW TRUCKS TO CLEAN PROTECTED BIKE LANES
 
San Francisco, CA – Public Works bolstered its fleet of street cleaning trucks with three new mechanical sweepers specially designed to remove debris from protected bike lane.
 
“As we build more of these separated bike lanes to better protect cyclists from cars and trucks, we needed to make

PRESS RELEASE - Winner Selected for Redesign of SF’s JCDecaux Public Toilets and Service Kiosks - 6/11/2018

For immediate release: June 11, 2018
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045 
 
 
 
Winner Selected for Redesign of San Francisco’s JCDecaux Public Toilets and Public Service Kiosks
 
San Francisco, CA – Public Works, in partnership with the JCDecaux street furniture company, has chosen the SmithGroupJJR architectural firm as the winner of an invitation-only competition to redesign San Francisco’s on-street public toilets and mult