Neighborhood Concept Designs
In the second year of the project, the project team will be working with community members in the six focus neighborhoods (Bayview-Hunters Point, Chinatown, Potrero Hill, Tenderloin, Visitacion Valley, and Western Addition) to develop a conceptual street design for a few segments of the network. Click here to view the map of the focus neighborhoods. Materials from community workshops will be posted below as the information is available.
Upcoming Events
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The Green Connections project team has developed a streetscape design to improve walking and biking on Oakdale Avenue between Joseph Lee Recreation Center and the Southeast Community Facility. The design builds on the Bayview Hunters Point Community Revitalization Concept Plan.
The City has dedicated $300,000 to pedestrian and bike improvements on Oakdale through the 2011 Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond, and is pursuing additional grant funds. The Planning Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency would like to hear from you on how to prioritize the use of this funding on Oakdale Ave. We want to understand your priorities for this street.
Join us for an open house. Stop by for a few minutes. We want to hear from you!
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Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: Joseph Lee Recreation Center - Multipurpose Room 2
1395 Mendell Street (between Oakdale Ave and Newcomb Ave), San Francisco, CA 94124 [map]
For accessibility information, please get in touch with event contact(s).
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Additional Materials
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Lily Langlois
San Francisco Planning Department
(415) 575-9083
lily.langlois@sfgov.org
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James Shahamiri
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
(415) 701-4732
james.shahamiri@sfmta.com
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Event Flyer
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Chinatown
Staff Contact: Nick Perry
No events at this time.
Tenderloin
Staff Contact: Nick Perry
No events at this time.
Potrero Hill
Staff Contact: Paul Chasan
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Green Connections has developed a draft Citywide network of green connectors, as well as a toolkit to guide their design. The next phase of the project includes a community based planning process to develop a streetscape design for six focus neighborhoods, including Potrero Hill. This meeting will provide an overview of the Green Connections project, including the DRAFT network and design toolkit, and discuss what a Green Connection could look like in Potrero Hill.
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Date: Saturday November 17, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: UCSF, 654 Minnesota Street, San Francisco CA 94107 [map]
For accessibility information, please get in touch with event contact.
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Additional Material
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Paul Chasan
San Francisco Planning Department
(415) 575-9065
paul.chasan@sfgov.org
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Presentation 8 MB
Small Group Exercise Large file - 131 MB
Design Comments 1 MB
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Visitacion Valley
Staff Contact: Paul Chasan
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Please join the Planning Department for a Green Connections project update. The team will present several options for a Green Connection along Leland Avenue at the Visitacion Valley Planning Alliance’s monthly meeting. We’d like to hear your feedback on the design options and discuss next steps for the project. Representatives from the SFMTA will also discuss proposed 8X Transit Effectiveness Project Improvements.
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Date: Saturday May 11, 2013 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Visitacion Valley Library Community Meeting Room (201 Leland Avenue) [map]
For accessibility information, please get in touch with event contact.
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Additional Material
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Paul Chasan
San Francisco Planning Department
(415) 575-9065
paul.chasan@sfgov.org
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Presentation 8.9 MB
Boards 5.5 MB
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Green Connections has developed a draft Citywide network of green connectors, as well as a toolkit to guide their design. The next phase of the project includes community based planning process to develop a streetscape design for six focus neighborhoods, including Visitacion Valley. This meeting will provide an overview of the Green Connections project, including the DRAFT network and design toolkit, and discuss what a Green Connection could look like in Visitacion Valley.
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Date: Saturday October 13, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Location: Visitacion Valley Library Community Meeting Room (201 Leland Avenue) [map]
For accessibility information, please get in touch with event contact.
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Additional Material
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Paul Chasan
San Francisco Planning Department
(415) 575-9065
paul.chasan@sfgov.org
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Presentation 8.7 MB ( converted from PowerPoint )
Meeting Notes
Small Group Exercise 10.5 MB
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No events at this time.
Community Outreach Summary
Green Connections Open Houses
Green Connections Open House
Date: Wednesday October 3, 2012
Location: LGBT Center, Rainbow Room (1800 Market Street)
Time: 5:30- 7:30 pm
Green Connections Kick-Off Open House
Date: February 15, 2012
Location: LGBT Center, Rainbow Room (1800 Market Street)
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Green Connections Walks & Talks
Presentation at the Bicycle Advisory Committee
Green Connections Overview - January 24, 2013
SF Bicycle Coalition and Green Connections Discussion
Date: December 11, 2012
Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm
Location: SF Bicycle Coalition HQ - 833 Market Street, 10th Floor
Info: If you've ever experienced Berkeley's bike boulevards or Portland's neighborhood greenways and wanted to bring them to your street in San Francisco, please come to the SF Bicycle Coalition office for a discussion of how to get started. The SF Bicycle Coalition will be presenting an overview of what San Francisco and other cities have done in the past and present some of their work through the Connecting the City Campaign. The Green Connections team from the Planning Department will also be presenting the draft Citywide network of Green Connections, which includes some potential neighborhood greenways, as well as a toolkit to guide their design.
Presentation at the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee
Presentation of Draft Network - November 13, 2012
Potrero Hill to the Blue Greenway, Grey to Green to Blue -- with Chocolate Sprinkles!
Date: Sunday August 19, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Meeting Location: Potrero Hill Recreation Center, 801 Arkansas Street (between 22nd and 23rd Street)
Leaders: Elizabeth Stampe & Rachel Russell
Info: Join Walk San Francisco and the SF Parks Alliance to explore walking connections from Potrero Hill to parks and the Blue Greenway, a 13-mile walkway along San Francisco’s southern waterfront. We'll start off at Potrero Hill Recreation Center and head down to the bay, exploring how the City can improve walking connections to parks and the waterfront. Highlights of the tour include Esprit Park, Warm Water Cove, and the new Pennsylvania Community Gardens. Oh yes, and we'll have a special stop for ice cream (optional) at Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous. Yum.
Unlikely Habitat: A Tenderloin Swallowtail tour
Date: Sunday July 1, 2012
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Meeting Location: UN Plaza Fountain (Civic Center)
Leaders: Amber Hasselbring & Elizabeth Stampe
Green Streets, Mean Streets: SOMA Alleys and Gardens
Date: Saturday June 16, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Meeting Location: Meet on the Embarcadero side at the front of Sue Bierman Park
Leader: Elizabeth Stampe
Info: Some SOMA alleyways are becoming pedestrian walkways, calm refuges from wide roads and fast traffic. Explore where these and other fixes could help make it easier for people to walk to parks and open space. We’ll walk the alleys, visit a park and beautiful community gardens, and think about how to make central urban neighborhoods like this one greener, safer, and more welcoming for everyone. Optional outdoor wine-tasting to follow!
Green Connections Walk: Holly Park to Alemany Farm Butterfly Walk
Date: Saturday May 26, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 pm (bring a bag lunch)
Meeting Location: Bocana St. and Holly Park Circle
Leader: Liam O'Brien
Green Connections Talk: What Are Our Streets For?
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2012
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Meeting Location: Counter Pulse, 1310 Mission Street (between 9th and 10th streets)
Info: Emerging visions for public thoroughfares challenge the 20th century paradigm of automobile-centric streets. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and wild critters are all demanding their own ways to cross the city. San Francisco's "Green Connections" project seeks to integrate these new visions into San Francisco's urban grid. Join Andy Thornley (SF Bike Coalition), Peter Brastow (Nature in the City), Elizabeth Stampe (Walk San Francisco), and the SF Planning Dept.'s Kearstin Dischinger to critically evaluate these competing and complementary visions of a reconfigured San Francisco.
Green Hairstreak Butterfly: A Walk Through an Ecosystem Corridor
Date: Sunday May 20, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm (bring a bag lunch and a pen)
Meeting Location: 14th and Rivera (Bottom of Hawk Hill)
Leaders: Melanie Trelles and Deidre Martin
Presentation at the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee
Green Connections Overview - May 8, 2012
Visitacion Valley Greenway Walk
Date: Saturday April 21, 2012
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (bring bag lunch to picnic in one of the Greenway's parks)
Meeting Location: Meet at the first Greenway garden (Rutland Street and Tioga Ave.)
Leaders: Charlotte Hill & Fran Martin
Birding at Heron's Head Park with Josiah Clark
Date: Saturday March 10, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Meeting Location: Meet at EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park (32 Jennings Street, San Francisco)
Leader: Josiah Clark
Info: Living Jewels of San Francisco's Bayshore: Spot everything from birds of the bay and shore to coast live oaks on Cargo Way. Heron's Head Park is one of SF's premier open spaces, so get ready to see black rail, jackrabbit, gofer snake, savannah sparrow, and rare and specialized salt marsh plants.
Green Connections Office Hours
Join us for the Green Connections office hours. Members of the project team will be available to receive feedback on the project and answer questions. Stop by anytime and share your ideas.
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Western Addition: Wednesday March 14, 2012 from 3pm - 6pm @ Western Addition Public Library, Community Room, 1550 Scott Street, San Francisco, 94115
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Tenderloin: Wednesday March 21, 2012 from 3pm - 6pm @ Tenderloin Community Benefit District Office, 134 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, 94102
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Potrero Hill: Wednesday March 28, 2012 from 3pm - 6pm @ Potrero Hill Recreation Center, 801 Arkansas Street, San Francisco, 94107
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Visitacion Valley: Wednesday April 4, 2012 from 3:30pm - 6:30pm @ Visitacion Valley Public Library, Community Room, 201 Leland Avenue, San Francisco, 94134
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Chinatown: Wednesday April 11, 2012 from 3pm - 6pm @ Chinatown Public Library, Community Room, 1135 Powell Street, San Francisco, 94108
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Bayview: Wednesday April 25, 2012 from 3pm - 6pm @ Joseph Lee Recreation Center, 1395 Mendell Street, San Francisco, 94124
Green Connections at Sunday Streets
Come visit us at Sunday Streets. Draw your route to the park! For event information visit http://www.sundaystreetssf.com
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Embarcadero: Sunday March 11, 2012 from 11am - 4pm
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Great Highway/Golden Gate Park: Sunday April 15, 2012 from 11am - 4pm
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Mission: Sunday June 3, 2012 from 11am - 4pm
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Bayview: Sunday July 22, 2012 from 11am - 4pm
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Chinatown: Sunday August 26, 2012 from 11am - 4pm
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Western Addition / N. Panhandle Alamo Square: Sunday September 9, 2012 from 11am - 4pm
