What was once a blighted alley in the Dogpatch neighborhood has been transformed into a public park thanks to a unique approach to creating and preserving public spaces in San Francisco.
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Spiral of Gratitude is a permanent memorial installation located in the main lobby of the new 243,000 sf San Francisco Public Safety Building. A memorial to honor police officers who have fallen in the line of duty, Spiral of Gratitude encompasses a large glass cylinder, 17 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter, forming an oculus/skylight that frames the sky above. It is inscribed with written expressions of gratitude and loss, gathered from surviving family members and crafted into a seamless, evocative poem.
Hundreds of volunteers shoveled soil, scrubbed graffiti and rounded up litter Saturday in an effort to beautify San Francisco’s North Beach and Chinatown neighborhoods, which got 32 new trees along the way.
The Joe DiMaggio Playground is a two-acre park with a children’s play area, tennis courts, bocce courts, pool building and sports courts. It sits directly next to the newly constructed North Beach Library and will transform one block of Mason Street from a street with vehicular traffic into a public park space. This project will reorganize and renovate all portions of the park, including:
For immediate release: March 16, 2016
Contact: Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Public Works
415-554-6045
For immediate release: March 7, 2016
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045
SAN FRANCISCO PLANTS SIGNATURE TREES TO HONOR TWO NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS
Irene Crescio and Dr. Espanola Jackson celebrated for lifelong service to their communities
The Taraval Streetscape improvement project extends from46th to 48th Avenue in the city’s Outer Sunset district. Taraval Street serves as a local commercial district for the surrounding residential neighborhood. The renovation will provide a safer and more inviting environment for pedestrians, motorists and transit riders.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is repaving Sloat Boulevard between Skyline Boulevard and 19th Avenue. Work began in April 2017. The project includes the following elements:
San Francisco Public Works
49 South Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94103
City and County of San Francisco
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