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Glen Park Association on possible MUNI changes

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Many in Glen Park have followed the Muni proposal to re-route the 35-Eureka bus line so it serves village and BART directly, but with questions about a route using Wilder Street. The Glen Park Association board of directors sent the attached letter of comment on the Transit Effectiveness Project EIR, supporting the overall connection, but […]

Creating a free-running bit of Islais Creek

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Stories and photos by Murray Schneider Moses may have done well with bulrushes, but our creek does not. It’s not over fond of Cape ivy and Himalayan blackberry either. Which is why on two recent Wednesdays Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers dove in along the east side of Islais Creek. Steve Uchida, a retired […]

BART Parking Lot Meeting Sept. 18

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The Glen Park Association would like you to know that they have received the following information: BART has announced a meeting on the Glen Park BART Parking Lot, and BART wants to hear from you. The BART Property Development Department invites you to a visioning meeting to discuss the development of the Glen Park BART Parking Lot. […]

Richard Linder’s Miguel Street Gardens

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Stories and photos Murray Schneider Richard Linder came face-to-face with a cement wall, which he didn’t cotton to, so he transformed it into a fantastical alchemy of glass, marble, copper and clay. You can see the results with your own eyes on the first block of Miguel Street, where you’ll find his ceramic relief sculpture, […]

Daily parking fee to begin at Glen Park Station

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Just received from BART 08.26.2013 Daily parking fee to begin at Glen Park Station A $2 daily fee parking charge will begin in the Glen Park BART station parking lot on Monday, September 30, 2013. The daily fee of $2 will be in effect on weekdays for all parkers, including those with a disabled person […]

Work at Chenery & Diamond may be done

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It’s not quite the iconic “The War Is Over!” headline, but it looks like they may be done working on our village intersection Dan Harrington sent in these photos from Wednesday, August 21, 2013. They were taken at about  1pm on Diamond at and near Chenery. Dan reports that the  workers from Synergy were really […]

Coming Soon: The Creeks to Peaks trail

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What would it be like to walk from Portola Drive to Elk Street, using only Glen Canyon Park trails? We’re about to find out – this month the Department of Recreation and Park rolls out its “Creeks to Peaks” Trails Project, which means, among other things, pedestrians will eventually be able to avoid O’Shaughnessy Boulevard […]

It ain’t over ’till it’s over

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And it clearly isn’t over yet. The corner of Chenery and Diamond is re-opened by our city workers on Friday morning. [Correction: The photo was taken by Michael Waldstein, the original photo credit was incorrect.]