At the last GPA meeting, a BART rep said there are no plans for development on the lot in the near the future. As the fabulous Bonnee Waldstein wrote in her thorough notes: Tim Chan, the station planner for the Daly City to Powell Street stations, addressed the local situation at the Glen Park station. […]
Diamond/Bosworth udpate
The Glen Park Association Transportation Committee asked SFMTA for an update on the Diamond/Bosworth intersection. SFMTA’s estimations and updates are below: GPA: What is the progress on Phase 1 (Diamond/Bosworth intersection in terms of final striping and signals? Phase 1 completion: permanent striping was completed. Our signals shop is currently installing the final pieces for […]
Greenway Cleanup and Potluck
Saturday, June 18 from 10 AM – 2 PM On the Greenway between Brompton and Lippard, along Bosworth Join us on Saturday, June 18 at 10 AM to clean and green the stretch of the Glen Park Greenway between Brompton and Lippard streets. We’ll celebrate and get to know each other over a late-lunch community […]
Short-Term Rental Rules in SF
Forwarded from Omar Masry Office of Short Term Rentals, City & County of San Francisco omar.masry@sfgov.org P. 415.575.9116 l F. 415.558.6409 1650 Mission Street | 4th Floor | San Francisco | CA 94103 www.sfgov.org/OSTR A Basic Introduction to Short-Term Rental Rules in San Francisco San Francisco residents are allowed to rent their homes for periods […]
GPA General Assembly Meeting
WHEN: April 21, 2016, 7:00 P.M. WHERE: St. John’s School, 925 Chenery Street (Enter through the front doors on Chenery — we’ll be meeting in the large classroom.) AGENDA: GPA updates: 2016 GPA Grant Program Awards Neighborhood updates: District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener Program: BART Presentation on system-wide upgrade plans and capital funding and Q&A. […]
Eric Hanson Memorial is Sunday (Apr 17)
A memorial for Eric Hanson, a much-loved resident of Brompton Street, will be held on Sunday, April 17 at St. Johns School. “We’ll have an open time for anyone who’d like to, to say a few words about Eric,” his sister Lori Goldman said. “I’m going to have my daughter sing.” See previous stories about Eric […]
Diamond/Bosworth Update
Forwarded from Kelley McCoy, SFMTA PR: Update on Diamond/Bosworth construction: Over the last three days, our crews have been pouring cement for the remaining sidewalk work as follows: 4/13 – northeast corner curb (completed) 4/14 – southwest corner ADA curb ramps (completed) 4/15 – northeast sidewalk – crews currently working on this This is the […]
Twin Peaks Pilot Project
Forwarded from Melinda Stockman, SF RecPark: Dear Twin Peaks Neighbors and Friends, Thank you for your continued interest in the Twin Peaks Figure 8 Redesign Project. This project, a joint effort of the SFMTA and Rec and Park Departments, seeks to create better connectivity within the Twin Peaks trail system, improve pedestrian and bicycle […]
San Jose Ave Exit to Return to Two Lanes
The 280 freeway offramp to San Jose Avenue will return to a two-lane configuration, owing to a high number of accidents following an experiment to slow traffic by narrowing it. Seven accidents were recorded on the offramp between June and November, 2015, after engineers reconfigured the two exit lanes to merge into one lane just […]
35 Bus to go to GP BART
Forwarded from SFMTA: This April 23, Muni Forward is rolling out its fourth round of service improvements in just over a year. City-wide, 17 lines will get more frequent service, 10 lines will see expanded service hours, two lines will make new connections to BART, and two new Owl routes are launching. In District 8, […]
Highland Bridge fence update
According to Grace Moore at SFDPW, the fencing installation has been delayed. They anticipate work beginning summer, 2016, and will send more info when she has it. Apparently the contractor is waiting on materials.
SFMTA Parking Update
San Francisco’s Residential Parking Permit Program Wants to Hear from You 11 Community Workshops Scheduled For May & June 2016 The SFMTA is seeking public engagement and input to update and improve San Francisco’s Residential Parking Permit program. The program has been largely unchanged for 40 years, even as San Francisco has changed considerably. The […]
Diamond/Bosworth update
From Kelley McCoy, SFMTA Public Relations Officer: We are embarking on the final weeks of construction – thank you to all for your patience! Construction is expected to start on MONDAY, MARCH 21. The remaining construction work, which includes the northeast corner revisions and the completion of the ADA ramps, is expected to be completed […]
Farmer’s Market to Close
According to http://www.pcfma.org/ GLEN PARK VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKET Sunday 10:00am to 2:00pm Closing Glen Park Bart Station Parking lot, Bosworth St, San Francisco, CA Additional Information After much thought and deliberation, Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association has decided to close the Glen Park Village Farmers’ Market. We enjoyed operating this small market for the local […]
Glen Park Greenway and the Surplus Property Ordinance
Forwarded from Nicholas Dewar, GPA Greenway Project facilitator: Hello Glen Park Greenway Neighbors, I want you to know about an interesting development related to our Greenway plans: The Glen Park Association (GPA) has heard from Supervisor Wiener’s office that, as part of the implementation of the Surplus Property Ordinance (Prop K, which passed during our […]
Grant opportunity for parks
Forwarded from the SF Parks Alliance, http://sfparksalliance.org/ The deadline to apply for a 2016 Action Grant is fast approaching! The Parks Alliance is very proud of our Action Grant program, a competitive funding opportunity that supports volunteer engagement and community actions to improve and encourage use of San Francisco parks, recreation centers, and open spaces. Existing […]
Give Feedback on SFMTA Budget
Give feedback on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s preliminary two-year, billion-dollar operating and capital budget online or in person. At two open houses and a webinar, SFMTA staff will present a preliminary budget plan based on expected revenues and proposed changes, including higher fares and fines and more service and free youth passes. A presentation and details on the […]
GPA Grant Deadline Approaching
Heads up: you have only 20 more days to turn in your proposal to the Glen Park Association grant-making committee! The GPA’s grant-making program will do one round of funding in 2016. The key dates for this are: Deadline for submission of applications: Thursday, March 31 Announcement of grantees mid-May The Grant Guidelines and the […]
Walter Haas Connector Trail Project Update
Forwarded from Lisa Wayne, Open Space Manager, SF Recreation and Park Dept. Dear Interested Stakeholders and Neighbors Later this month construction of the Walter Haas Connector Trail [between Billy Goat Hill and Walter Haas Park] is scheduled to begin. The estimated construction duration is 90 days, weather permitting. During that time, construction crews will be on site […]
BART Tree Trimming
Forwarded from Molly M. Burke BART Government & Community Relations (510) 464-6172 BART will be tree trimming in the Glen Park and Balboa Park area near the trackway in anticipation of El Nino storms that could cause trackway issues. The crew will work Sunday, March 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be some noise and train […]
Twin Peaks Figure 8 Pilot Redesign
Forwarded from Melinda Stockmann, Project Manager, Trails Improvement Program Community Gardens Program Manager,San Francisco Recreation & Park Department Dear Twin Peaks Neighbors and Folks Interested in Twin Peaks projects, including the Figure 8 Project, The Twin Peaks Figure 8 Redesign Team is excited to announce a proposed pilot project that will open a portion of the […]
GPA Grants 2016
Grants Grant-making Program 2016 The GPA’s grant-making program will do one round of funding in 2016. The key dates for this are: Deadline for submission of applications: Thursday, March 31 Announcement of grantees mid-May The Grant Guidelines and the Grant Application form are available on our website at: GPA Grants Program In 2015 the GPA […]
Diamond/Bosworth update
Forwarded from Kelley McCoy Public Relations Officer SFMTA Email: kelley.mccoy@sfmta.com Work will start up again starting Monday, February 8. Crews will be out along Bosworth Street working on the remaining landscaping. Their work will be focused west of Diamond Street, so there are no impacts expected for the intersection. Due to the small space on […]
Road Work on San Jose Ave
Forwarded from Public Information Officer Alex Murillo from San Francisco Public Works, Alex.M.Murillo@sfdpw.org SF Public Works construction coming to San Jose Ave., Guerrero St., and Dolores St. Project Description San Francisco Public Works has hired M. Squared Construction, Inc. to perform sewer main replacement and pavement renovation work on San Jose Avenue, Guerrero Street and Dolores […]
Contractor Set to Complete Creeks to Peaks Connector Trail
Forwarded from The Recreation and Park Dept: http://sfrecpark.org/contractor-set-to-complete-creeks-to-peaks-connector-trail/ We are excited to report that thanks to support from the San Francisco Parks Alliance and an agreement with the San Francisco Unified School District, a contractor will very soon begin work on a critical section of our Creeks to Peaks trail corridor.The completed Creeks to Peaks […]
Help Improve RPP
San Francisco’s Residential Parking Permit Program Wants to Hear from You4 Open Houses Scheduled For February & March 2016 The SFMTA wants to hear your ideas on how to update and improve its Residential Parking Permit program. The program has been largely unchanged for 39 years, even as San Francisco has changed considerably. The SFMTA […]
SJA Open House Summary
San Jose Avenue Road Diet final open house January, 19, 2016 Glen Park Elementary School SFMTA and Caltrans had up boards describing 1) changes to Dolores where it meets San Jose Avenue, 2) the changes to SJA, 3) three options for fixing the freeway offramp and 4) some data. A spokesman said those boards would […]
Highland Bridge project update
Highland Avenue Bridge – Project update from Grace Moore, DPW, Grace.Moore@sfdpw.org Dear Neighbors Phase I; traffic railing work is almost completed. This week you may see crews removing construction debris, restoring parking along Arlington Street and finish installing 4 new street lights. (see details below) Phase II; security fencing design work is completed. The […]
D8 Safety Meeting
Thanks to Chris Faust of Upper Noe Neighbors (and more) for writing up this summary of the D8 Safety Meeting held Thursday: District 8 Safety Meeting January 14, 2016 – 6 pm Saint Philip the Apostle community room 725 Diamond St. San Francisco Jean Elle of NBC Bay Area was there. The story is at […]
GPA quarterly meeting
Glen Park Association quarterly meeting Date: January 21, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM Place: The San Francisco Police Academy at 350 Amber Drive There are some road blockages, so we suggest using the following route: 1. Go up Diamond Heights Blvd. to Duncan Street. 2. Go left on Duncan Street, and continue on Duncan past the construction at […]
Diamond/Bosworth update
From Kelley McCoy, SFMTA PR: I wanted to reach out and give a brief update about where we are on the last leg of the Glen Park Project: · We are still waiting on the final contractor’s schedule for the northeast (former Citibank building) corner. For now, there is no work planned for that corner. […]
San Jose Avenue pilot project update
SFMTA has uploaded its final analysis of the Northbound San Jose Avenue Road Diet pilot plan, which began in June, 2014, when the agency reduced the three-lane road to two lanes to slow traffic and increase safety. (A second phase merged the two-lane offramp to one lane under the underpass.) You can see it here: […]
Tree work in Glen Canyon
From Melinda Stockmann at RecPark: Just a quick heads up that we are working with a contractor to do some hazardous tree mitigation work in Glen Canyon Park the week of January 4th. This involves tree removal and pruning at / near Crags Court entry as well as entry at Turquoise and Amber. These trees […]
Plans for tiny lot to be revealed
There will be a meeting at the Glen Park library Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6:45 p.m. concerning the plans for the recently sold micro lot on Diamond behind Buddies Market (2785 Diamond). According to the Glen Park News, the 914-square foot lot was bought by an architect who reportedly plans to build himself a single-family […]
Highland Street Bridge Re-opens
From SFDPW: Dear Residents Over this past weekend, the City’s contractor, MH Construction Management Company, successfully completed the removal of the protective scaffolding and the debris net from the Highland Avenue Bridge that was put in place for the important infrastructure improvement and safety project. As planned, the Highland Avenue Bridge was re-opened today for […]
Work Day at Erskine Park
From Bay Area Young Survivors: Dorothy Erskine Park BAYS Memorial Garden Hello Dorothy Erskine Park neighbor – We would like to introduce ourselves – BAYS is a support group for young women in the Bay Area diagnosed with breast cancer under age 45. We are partnered with SF Parks & Rec on stewardship of the […]
Sup Wiener to Hold Safety Meeting
From Supervisor Scott Wiener: We’ve recently seen an escalation of crime in District 8 (and other parts of the city), including auto break-ins and thefts, home break-ins, home invasions, and most recently an assault with a knife in Noe Valley. To discuss the situation, including ways to make our community safer and how to have […]
San Jose Ave closed Dec 5 & 6
From SFDPW: San Jose Avenue (Randall St to Rousseau St) Roadway closed December 5 and 6 for the Highland Avenue Bridge Traffic Railing Replacement Project. On Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2015, we will begin removing the temporary scaffolding that was erected this summer for the traffic rail replacement work on the Highland Ave Bridge. The […]
San Jose Avenue to close
From Grace L. Moore, Public Affairs Officer Office of Communications & Public Affairs, SFDPW San Jose Avenue (Rousseau St to Randall St) weekend closure due to Highland Avenue Bridge Traffic Railing Replacement Project: Weekend work December 5th and 6th On Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2015 we will begin removing the temporary scaffolding that […]
Diamond/Bosworth update: Nov. 23 edition
From Kelley McCoy, SFMTA spokeswoman: I’ve received a schedule change from the contractors. Due to the rain forecasted for tomorrow, the construction schedule was revised and the crew will be focusing their efforts on the southeast/BART corner. Here is the revised schedule: Monday Complete sidewalk and brickwork on the southeast (BART) corner Sidewalk restoration on […]
Diamond/Bosworth update
From Kelley McCoy, SFMTA: Construction schedule for next three days (Sat 11/21, Sun 11/22, Mon 11/23) · The 24-hour barricades on Bosworth are expected to be removed on Sunday. There will be closures during the week from 9am-4pm as needed for sidewalk work. · Crews will work to complete the sidewalk reconstruction. This work […]
Glen Park Elementary Schoolyard Kick-Off Celebration
Join Supervisors Mark Farrell and Scott Wiener and the San Francisco Shared Schoolyard Project at Glen Park Elementary School, 151 Lippard Avenue, on Saturday, December 12th, from 11 am to 1 pm for an exciting kick-off event marking the schoolyard’s grand opening. The community-driven event will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony, free lunch,and activities for […]
Assemblyman David Chiu Comes to Town
California Assemblyman David Chiu and Supervisor John Avalos will host a community forum this month. From Chiu’s newsletter: Upcoming District 11 Neighborhood Forum I look forward to teaming up with Supervisor John Avalos for a District 11 community forum. Please join us to talk about the work I have been doing in Sacramento and how […]
GP Greenway Workshop #2 materials available for comment PLEASE REVIEW
In case you were unable to come to the second Greenway Concept Planning Workshop in September, the materials provided at the Workshop are now available for you at the Glen Park Greenway website. There are plan concepts, cross sections and general ideas for how the Glen Park neighborhood may wish to use different areas of […]
Diamond/Bosworth intersection update
Members of the GPA Transportation Committee met with representatives from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency at the redesigned Diamond and Bosworth intersection on October 22. The SFMTA acknowledged the design was based on an incorrect assumption about turning radii, and they are taking that error into account for other future projects throughout the city. […]
Changes to Mission Street
Changes to the 14R bus line, including a dedicated transit lane along Mission Street, will be publicly vetted Friday, October 16, at 10 a.m. in City Hall, room 416. A stoplight at Randall and Mission streets had also been proposed, but that element needs further study and will not be implemented immediately, said Matt Brill, […]
Diamond/Bosworth intersection update
If you’ve read the latest issue of the Glen Park News, you know that SFMTA has realized the southeast corner of the Diamond and Bosworth intersection has a major design flaw and must be redesigned, dug up and rebuilt. “We are cutting back the east median and increasing the radius of the southeast corner in […]
Parklet update
The SFDPW hearing regarding the parklet in front of Higher Grounds crepe cafe that was to have been held September 30, 2015, was postponed. After the SF Planning Department approved the application and forwarded it to the DPW for public notice, the SFMTA reviewed the application and decided the red zone at the corner might […]
Glen Park Association quarterly meeting
Join the Glen Park Association for its quarterly meeting on Thursday, October 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the St. John School Gym, 925 Chenery Street (enter from parking lot). Program Agenda: 1- Updates from Sup. Scott Wiener and Ingleside Cpt. Joseph McFadden 2- Sup. Mark Farrell will speak on the Shared Schoolyard Project. […]
San Jose Avenue Road Diet update
From SFMTA: Pilot Project Update // September 2015 SFMTA and Caltrans joined the community on August 25, 2015 at Glen Park School to provide neighbors with background and information on the Northbound San Jose Avenue & I-280 Off-Ramp Road Diet Pilot Project, which included an update on data collection efforts and next steps. The team […]