The Street Park is on its way!

DPW removed the concrete on the median today. Planting will commence on Saturday at 10am!

Divisadero Corridor to Get Major Facelift!!

Starting Monday, Divisadero Street will receive a major facelift between Waller and Geary. The revitalization project will consist of new trees, streetlamps, bus shelters, pavement improvements, curb-ramps, This revitalization project will consist of curb-ramps and new sidewalk bulb-outs, new streetlamps, landscaping, sidewalk improvements, street trees, sewer installations, pavement improvements, and median improvements for pedestrian crossings. The Divisadero corridor has experienced a resurgence in recent years with a number of new businesses opening and the successes of the weekly farmers market and quarterly art walk. Supervisor Mirkarimi looks forward to these new improvements continuing this positive trend. Note that parking will be temporarily removed along sections of Divisadero and adjacent streets. Be sure to check the posted signs for the ‘no-parking' times and dates. The entire project is scheduled to last until January 2011. If you have any questions or experience any problems, feel free to contact our office, or you can contact Dadisi Najib at DPW at 437-7018 dadisi.najib@sfdpw.org. For after-hours emergencies, you can contact the contractor, Synergy Project Management Inc. at 415-850-0826.

Anzavista Greening's Street Park Plan APPROVED!

Simulation of median location currently and after planting








Site plan

Photos from the Block Party!!

Update on the Anzavista Street Park

The greening committee have met three times now and are moving along nicely with the neighborhood beautification project. If you'd like to participate in the planning please contact Jeny at 415-321-4237. Our next meeting is June 2nd at 6pm.

Rebecca Dye from Design Focus will be collaborating with us on the preliminary plant palette and donating her landscape architect services! We have a preliminary site plan from Daniel Hui a graduate student at UC Davis and are very excited and happy to have these two brilliant people working together with us to make this a true success.

The photo below is an example of planting done in the Outer Richmond neighborhood in SF. We will not be allowed by the city to plant trees in our project but we are looking to have a simple yet elegant design of drought tolerant plants with some vibrant colors to be a welcoming gate to the neighborhood.

Cracks in the Asphalt

This book is incredible, it is called Cracks in the Asphalt. Just bought it and can't wait to go on an urban garden tour. Maybe our street median project will be in there one day!

It is full of beautiful color photographs of San Francisco community gardens, maps, and other useful information.

Encanto Avenue Gathering for a safer neighborhood

Our first meeting on Monday night for the Encanto Avenue neighborhood watch was a total success. We had many neighbors participate and everyone had an opportunity to talk about their concerns for the street. It was incredible to hear how long some of our neighbors have been on this street and truly a joy to see people meet who had never met before after so many years. Perhaps now we will wave or smile in passing and be able to look out for one another in times of need or emergency.

It was agreed that the next gathering would be to discuss home security.

Check out the SAFE website to learn more.

We are well on our way to creating a cohesive and supportive community!

See you at the next gathering, March 16th at 7pm.

Turn Brown Leaves Green

Dear Adopt-A-Street Volunteer,

On behalf of the Department of Public Works, I want to thank you for your commitment to beautifying your street. Volunteers like you make our City look great. As the Adopt-A-Street Program celebrates its 10th year of cleaning and greening, we want to take this opportunity to let you know that there is a new component to Adopt-A-Street that we need your help with.

Trees are important to improving air quality and beautifying the landscape, but their leaves often end up in landfill. That’s why DPW is launching an educational campaign called, Turn Brown Leaves Green, to encourage residents to pick up leaves off of their streets, sidewalks, and catch basins and put them in their green recycling carts. You can help turn leaves into new life as rich nutrient compost that can be used in gardens and vineyards.

DPW is offering Adopt-A-Street members free compostable leaf bags to assist with this process. You will also receive a coupon to save on the purchase of a rake at participating stores, which the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is providing. (Offers are limited, while supplies last.)

We encourage you to order your leaf bag and coupon by calling 3-1-1. For more information about DPW’s Adopt-A-Street Program and Turn Brown Leaves to Green Campaign, please visit the website. You can also contact Merle Goldstone at 415-641-2625 or email her at merle.goldstone@sfdpw.org.

Thank you and we look forward to your continued participation.


Sincerely,
Mohammed Nuru
Deputy Director of Operations,
Department of Public Works

Encanto Ave Neighborhood Watch

Our first Neighborhood Watch meeting for Encanto Ave will be on Monday February 9th at 7pm. For information please contact Jeny at 415-321-4237.

Happy New Year!

Finally 2009 is here and it is going to be a great year. Here are a couple photos of homes that will benefit from the median project and are nice examples of our neighborhood's architecture.