Jefferson Streetscape Improvements Project - Phase II

Jefferson Street is the "main street" of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, a global destination for locals and tourists alike. Construction of the first phase, two blocks from Hyde Street to Jones Street, was completed in June 2013. Phase II of the Jefferson Streetscape Improvements Project completes the remaining three blocks of the streetscape design on Jefferson Street, from Jones Street east to Powell Street.

PRESS RELEASE - Chinatown Streetscape Improvements Add Safety and Beauty along Broadway and Spofford - 7/30/2018

For immediate release: July 30, 2018
Contact: Shih-Wei Lu, 415-554-6935
 
Chinatown Streetscape Improvements Add Safety and Beauty along Broadway and Spofford 
Upgrades to Major Corridor and Historic Alleyway Benefit Residents, Merchants and Visitors
 
San Francisco, CA – Today, two Chinatown celebrations kicked off with colorful performances by spirited lion dancers, commemorating the completion of the Broadway Chinatow

Joe DiMaggio Playground Improvement Project

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:
 

Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement Project

Broadway in Chinatown is one of the most recognizable districts in the city. With neighborhood-serving retail, schools, large-scale housing developments, and distinct historic character - great volumes of people travel to and through daily. The Streetscape improvement project will provide a safer and more pleasant walking experience, with new paving, streetlights, street trees, and street furnishings inspired by the unique history of the neighborhood.
 

Road Repaving & Street Safety Bond

The $248 million Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond was approved by voters in November 2011. With it, the City is repaving streets in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco; repairing deteriorating bridges, overpasses and stairways; and making traffic, pedestrian and bicycle and safety improvements.
 

Telegraph Hill Rock Slope Improvements

The Telegraph Hill Rock Slope safety improvement project is stabilizing the crumbling cliff below Coit Tower, and on the hillside at Chestnut Street. The next phase of work began in April 2016 along the rock slope at Chestnut Street. San Francisco Public Works hired Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc. to perform the work.
 

California Cable Car Infrastructure Improvement Project

Public Works and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) initiated work on the California Cable Car Infrastructure Improvement Project, which replaced aging underground components of the cable car system and repaved the 17 blocks of California Street from Drumm Street west to Van Ness Avenue. This maintenance project was necessary to ensure the future safety and reliability of the cable car system.