For Immediate Release:  January 26, 2018

Contact: Bryan Dahl, 415-554-6939

             CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE CELEBRATED FOR FIRE STATION NO.5

            Beam-signing ceremony commemorates voter-backed earthquake-safety project

For immediate release:  January 8, 2018

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

FREE SANDBAGS AVAILABLE FOR SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS

San Francisco, CA – With more rain in the forecast, Public Works wants to remind City residents whose properties are prone to flooding that free sandbags are available to help protect their homes.

The 22nd Street Green Connection project establishes a green, welcoming link from Illinois Street—home to the Blue Greenway, Bay Trail, and future housing and parks—to the 22nd Street Caltrain station at Iowa Street, and eventually up the hill to the Potrero Hill Playground and Recreation Center. 
 

For immediate release:  November 29, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

SECOND STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT BREAKS GROUND

New Streetscape Design Will Enhance Safety for Pedestrians, Cyclists

For immediate release: Nov. 20, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC WORKS ROLLS OUT NEW ‘PAINTED LADY’ PUBLIC TOILET

Imaginative Portable Bathroom Added to the Successful Pit Stop Program

The Transbay Transit Center Streetscape Project, Phase 1, will bring much needed pedestrian improvements near the area of First and Mission streets. The project will add a mid-block pedestrian crosswalk signal and bulb-outs at the Shaw Alley and Mission Street intersection. This project also will widen the sidewalk along the north side of Mission Street between Fremont Street and First Street as well as First Street between Mission and Minna streets.
 

These improvements will help accommodate the additional foot traffic in the area that could be expected upon completion of the Transbay Transit Center. The Transbay Transit Center, which is currently under construction, will replace the former Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco with a modern transit hub.
 

Highlights of the Transbay Transit Hub include:

• Regional transportation hub containing more than one million square feet
• Serving 11 transportation systems
• Featuring City Park, a 5.4-acre rooftop public park. The 1,400-foot-long elevated linear park will include a variety of activities and amenities, including an open-air amphitheater, gardens, trails, open grass areas, children's play space, as well as a restaurant and cafe
• Featuring the Grand Hall, a ground-level floor with an open air main entrance off Mission Street between Salesforce Tower and Fremont Street known as Mission Square, which will include an information center, ticket kiosks, automated ticketing and the main escalators
• Featuring a dramatic Light Column, which will allow natural daylight into the Transit Center
• Incorporating the groundbreaking geometrical pattern of Dr. Roger Penrose, the eminent British mathematical physicist, in the undulating metal facade
• Including sustainable design features, which will allow the facility to achieve LEED Gold certification
• Pedestrian bridges that connect the Transit Center’s rooftop park to surrounding development
• Supporting significant public artworks throughout the facility
• Providing unique retail shopping and dining experiences

For immediate release: Oct. 18, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045 

HILLSIDE STABILIZATION WORK TO NECESSITATE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF O’SHAUGHNESSY BOULEVARD ON THE WEEKEND OF OCT. 21-22

Through Traffic, Including Muni, Will Be Detoured; Local Access Will Be Permitted

Traffic Advisory: Oct. 16, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

REPAVING WORK AT NIGHT ON THE EMBARCADERO

Motorists Should Expect Delays During Construction

For immediate release: Sept. 15, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

Community Clean Team Visits District 3 for Coastal Cleanup

Litter Removal, Weeding and Beautification Projects Planned for Saturday Morning

For immediate release: August 23, 2017

Contact: Rachel Gordon, (415) 554-6045

VOLUNTEERS JOIN CITY CREWS TO PLANT 500 STREET TREES IN ONE DAY

Event Kickoff: 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Ave.

San Francisco, CA – Public Works, in partnership with District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai and Friends of the Urban Forest, will do something that’s never been done in modern-day San Francisco: Plant 500 street trees in one day.