Please join us Wednesday, July 11, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a community meeting at the Glen Park Public Library to review and discuss the Greenway shrub planting plan. We are planning to plant some shrubs along the Greenway between Brompton and Chilton Avenues. These shrubs will accompany the new trees that we successfully […]
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10th Anniversary Retrospective: Rollicking Frolicking Pups Celebrate their New Play Area
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. The scene was one of unabashed fun as canine guardians watched their dogs enjoy their inaugural romp in the newly renovated dog park at Walter Haas Playground in Diamond Heights. […]
Classes, camps and events at Glen Park Rec Center this summer
The Glen Canyon Recreation Center summer program began on May 29 and will continue through August 26. It offers a number of exercise classes, as well as pick-up basketball games, pickle ball matches and rock climbing drop-in schedules. Qi Gong, a holistic exercise system of coordinated body posture includes movement, breathing and meditation and is […]
Glen Park BART Station Praised for its Architecture
You need to persist in reading this column in Curbed, which highlights unsung buildings in San Francisco. Clocking in last on the list at #30 (but hey, it made the list!) is our very own Glen Park Bart station. View it here, as well as the “other” 29. UPDATE: Be sure to click on the link […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Most meetings next week are cancelled for the July 4 holiday. The SFMTA Engineering Public Hearing happens Friday, July 6, 10 a.m., in room 416. See agenda here. 18. NO PARKING EXCEPT BICYCLES ESTABLISH – BIKE SHARE STATION Arlington Street, south side, from Miguel Street to 70.5 feet easterly (62.5-foot bike share station with a 5-foot red […]
Sunday: Reopening of the Walter Haas dog play area
From Rec & Park: We are delighted to invite you to the reopening of the Walter Haas Dog Play Area on Sunday, July 1st at 1:00 p.m. DATE Sunday, July 1st EVENT Reopening Celebration of the Walter Haas Playground Dog Play Area LOCATION […]
Most walkers are not texting when crossing streets, says a new study
Here’s an article that debunks received wisdom about “distracted walking.” The results of a study appear to exonerate distracted pedestrians as the cause of vehicular accidents, but caution against complacency. https://www.curbed.com/2018/6/21/17477026/distracted-walking-pedestrian-deaths-crosswalk
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Monday, June 25, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, June 25, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 263. See agenda here. 2. 180191 [Planning Code – Public Parking Lot as a Permitted Use […]
Whack-a-Weed on Arlington! Part 2
Join your neighbors and whack some weeds on the Glen Park side of the Bernal Cut! When: Saturday, July 14, 9 a.m. to noon Where: Meet at Roanoke Street at Arlington What the Mayor’s Fix-It Team will bring: gloves, clippers, trash pickers, trash bags, compost bags. What you should bring: comfy shoes, grubby clothes, a generous hat, […]
Fix-It Glen Park Update
Thank you for your continued collaboration, Glen Park residents! Though we have stayed in touch with many of you over the last several months, this email includes a complete update on efforts to date in the Glen Park Fix-It Zone and information about upcoming efforts. Please feel free to share this email with neighbors who would […]