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 Improvement Project and the Chinatown Living Alley Project on Spofford Street.
Two Distinct Celebrations, One Neighborhood:
What: Informal Spofford Street community gathering with lion dancers
When: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 30, 2018
Where: Spofford Street, bounded by Clay, Washington, Stockton and Waverly streets
Who: Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Chinatown Community Development Center, City department representatives, neighborhood merchants and residents
What: Broadway Streetscape Improvement Project ribbon cutting with lion dancers
When: 11:30 a.m. on Monday, July 30, 2018
Where: Broadway and Powell streets, southwest corner
Who: Supervisor Aaron Peskin, City Administrator Naomi Kelly, Chinatown Community Development Center, City department representatives, neighborhood merchants, residents
The recently completed Broadway enhancements stretch along Broadway from Columbus Avenue to the Robert C. Levy Tunnel, better known as the Broadway Tunnel. It marks the last of four phases to improve the busy Chinatown-North Beach corridor. The improvements include a reconfigured roadway to calm traffic, new concrete sidewalks, freshly planted trees, new bus shelters and curbside bus bulbs to ease boarding, new pedestrian-scale lighting and decorative crosswalks.
A showcase element of the project is its functional public art. The San Francisco Arts Commission commissioned local artist Michael Arcega to create a series of artful seating elements titled Auspicious Clouds | Heavy Fog.
The Chinatown Living Alley Project on Spofford includes flow-through planters that will capture, treat and absorb approximately 32,000 gallons of stormwater annually. Other improvements on Spofford include decorative concrete pavers; pedestrian-scale lighting and raised crosswalks at both ends to slow vehicles entering the alley; bollards to protect pedestrians from traffic; and bench seating.
About San Francisco Public Works: The 24/7 City agency cleans and resurfaces streets; plants and nurtures City-maintained street trees; designs, constructs and maintains City-owned facilities; inspects streets and sidewalks; builds curb ramps; eradicates graffiti; partners with neighborhoods; trains people for jobs; greens the right of way; and educates our communities.
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Friday, July 27, 2018
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