It’s called “A Year of Movement,” an appropriately vague title. Read it here.
Next Greenway work party coming soon!
Hello friends and supporters of the Glen Park Greenway, Our next work party will be on Saturday February 16! I hope that you’ll be able to join us. We’ll start at 9:00 – there’ll be coffee waiting for you Meet at the top of the Chilton Ave cul-de-sac beside 88 Chilton Ave. We’ll stop at […]
Twin Peaks Figure 8 Redesign Next Steps
Thanks again to all who came to our community open house this Spring and to those who provided input via email. We have integrated much of this feedback and have a preliminary conceptual design for a linear park or “promenade” in the location of the closed roadway. RPD planners will be working to coordinate among […]
SFMTA Posts Notice about Elk/Sussex Intersection Work
Diamond Heights Blvd / Elk St / Sussex St Pedestrian Safety Project The SFMTA is proposing improvements to pedestrian safety and access to Glen Canyon by providing clear sightlines between drivers and pedestrians, adding a high visibility crosswalk with flashing warning beacons, and installing ADA curb ramps and additional street lighting. The proposed project will […]
Free Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness Fair
WHAT The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), in collaboration with Community Youth Center, SF, Resilient Diamond Heights and St. Aidan’s Church, will hold a Community Safety Fair for members of the public. This fair will include Fire Prevention and Education materials, demonstrations, and answers to inspection questions. SFFD EMS members will teach hands-only CPR and […]
Glen Park Association winter meeting rundown
The quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association took place on Thursday, January 17, at the Glen Canyon Park recreation center. Here are some highlights. Supervisor Mandelman: Rafael Mandelman presented a legislative update and engaged in a Q & A for the first time since being sworn in as District 8 Supervisor. While declaring this […]
Greenway beautification event next Saturday
Hello friends and supporters of the Glen Park Greenway. Our next work party will be on Saturday January 26! I hope that you’ll be able to join us. We’ll start at 9:00 – there’ll be coffee waiting for you Meet at the top of the Chilton Ave cul-de-sac beside 88 Chilton Ave. We’ll stop at […]
Hazardous tree removed
The growling of a chainsaw and the grinding of a woodchipper reverberated through downtown Glen Park today. The Bureau of Urban Forestry of SF Public Works was removing the ficus tree in front of Critter Fritters at 670 Chenery Street. Through the racket, arborist Joseph Heulfenhaus shouted that the reason for the measure is […]
Healthy Parks Healthy People at Glen Canyon
(from SF Rec and Park Department) Join us and Healthy Parks, Healthy People (HPHP) as we kick off the new year in a brand new location at Glen Park on Saturday, January 12 from 10 a.m. to noon! Meet us at Elk and Chenery streets as we explore this unique geological and biological destination that […]
Using artificial intelligence to map every tree in SF
(Note: Glen Parkers have a keen interest in the state of greening in Glen Park and the City. The following is a reprint from Curbed San Francisco) Machine learning might be able to tally trees that human labor simply can’t By Adam Brinklow Lands End.Photo by M. Ali Khan In 2017 the San Francisco Planning Department […]