Special Projects

The Portsmouth Square Improvement Project is a complete revitalization of Chinatown’s historic central plaza, located above the Portsmouth Square parking garage at 733 Kearny St. Funded primarily by the 2020 Health and Recovery Bond, Transit Center Impact fees, the Downtown Park Fund, grants and a $6 million state allocation, this 1.3-acre renovation celebrates the site’s rich history while serving the needs of Chinatown’s densely packed, multi-generation community.

With the support of Supervisor Matt Dorsey, the Bureau of Landscape Architecture is leading a grant-funded planning effort to create a new park space in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. The study will examine the potential of the underutilized right-of-way between 4th and 6th streets and Harrison and Bryant streets to address several long-standing challenges in SoMa, including flooding, unsafe pedestrian and bicycle routes, and the disproportionate impacts of the urban heat island effect and air pollution on community health.

Bureau of Urban Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Tree Planting and Workforce Development Grant

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What is the ESER bond program?

Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) is San Francisco's bond program to strategically address critical public safety needs in the City. The program identifies seismic improvements and upgrades to City-owned facilities that are needed to help safeguard San Francisco. 
 

ESER 2010, a $412.3 million General Obligation bond, was approved by voters in June 2010. The first of a comprehensive bond program, ESER 2010 spearheaded the City's efforts to enhance safety and emergency response by ensuring that police and fire facilities and infrastructure remain uncompromised in the event of an earthquake or other major disaster.
 

In June 2014, San Francisco voters approved a $400 million Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response bond – the second phase of the ESER Bond Program.

San Francisco voters approved a $628.5 million Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) bond during the March 2020 election. The bond, which is the third installment of the ESER program, will fund upgrades and much-needed improvements to capital infrastructure that will allow San Francisco to quickly respond to a major earthquake or other disaster and recover from its aftermath.

Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) is San Francisco's bond program to strategically address critical public safety needs in the City. The program identifies seismic improvements and upgrades to City-owned facilities that are needed to help safeguard San Francisco.

The third phase of the ESER bond program was approved by voters with 82 percent approval during the March 2020 election. ESER 2020 will continue the work of the previous two ESER bonds that were overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2010 and 2014.

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Public Works is leading both short-term and long-term initiatives to transform the 2-mile-long greenbelt that connects Golden Gate Park and Lake Merced.

With the changing climate, we’re reimagining the corridor to support sustainable, drought-tolerant plantings, a healthy urban forest and a beautiful design to meet present-day and future needs. Public Works is committed to working with neighbors, nonprofits, elected officials and partner agencies to advance this goal.

Water Storage and Distribution Project