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.

Public Works coordinated with the Transportation Authority’s Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which proposes dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority, pedestrian improvements, and transit platform improvements. We also collaborated with numerous other City agencies, and would like to thank the Mayor’s Office of Greening, City Real Estate, the Arts Commission, and the Municipal Transportation Agency for their dedication to the project.

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:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 19, 2016

Contact:

Joey Kahn, San Francisco Recreation & Park Department

(415) 629-2559, joey.kahn@sfgov.org

Mindy Linetzky, San Francisco Public Works

(415) 554-4829, mindy.linetzky@sfdpw.org

Joe DiMaggio Playground Selected as Public Works Project of the Year

Hospital construction was financed by an $887.4 million bond, overwhelming passed by San Francisco voters in 2008. San Francisco Public Works managed construction of the building that was designed by Fong & Chan Architects and built by Webcor Builders, with executive management by Jacobs Engineering. The facility is now officially known as the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

The 14,604 square foot Southeast Health Center is one of 12 public health clinics operated by the Department of Public Health.  The 1970’s building is a one story wood frame structure situated on a relatively flat site in the Bayview District of San Francisco.  The facility faces a public park and playground. The neighborhood is a mix of light industrial and commercial businesses.  

The center is one of many neighborhood health centers iwithin the Department of Public Health .  The single-story 6,250 square foot building was constructed in the 1970’s, and is home to various health services serving the community and  thegeneral public.  Existing spaces include reception areas, medical exam rooms, administrative offices, public restrooms, and other public and staff support spaces.

The 16,247 square foot Ocean Park Health Center is one of 12 public health clinics operated by the Department of Public Health.  The 1970’s building is a two story concrete/steel frame structure situated on a relatively flat site in the Sunset District neighborhood of San Francisco.

The Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program includes the construction and renovation of three campuses: the South Residence Building, the Link Building, and the East Residence Building. Together, they will accommodate 780 beds and it will be the first green hospital to implement sustainable features in its design, construction, and operations. The goal is to meet a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified rating under the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Chinatown Health Center is one of 12 public health clinics operated by the Department of Public Health.  Builti in the 1970’s, the building is a three -tory concrete/steel frame structure built over the Robert C. Levy (Broadway) Tunnel.  It is situated along the Mason Street Cable Car Line in the Nob Hill/Chinatown District of San Francisco and serves the many residents in the neighborhood.