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Glen Park Grows Up?

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City planners have proposed an updated zoning map, raising height limits in downtown Glen Park to 14 stories on BART property and 6- to 8-story buildings on streets surrounding the neighborhood’s core. And while height limits remain 40 feet for most of the neighborhood, the density restrictions would be lifted, paving the way for more […]

BART Disruption 5/31-6/3

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Bus Bridge and Green Line Cancellation Alert: Free buses replace trains between 24th Street/Mission and Daly City stations June 1-2 On the weekend of June 1-2, BART crews will be making trackway improvements and managing vegetation that could impact service between 24th Street/Mission and Daly City stations. To ensure a safe workspace for the project […]

8 Stories in GP? Talk to Planning at GPA Mtg 4/11

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From The Frisc: 8-Story Apartments Could Come to One of SF’s Quaintest Neighborhoods, Thanks in Part to BART Sleepy Glen Park has missed out on San Francisco’s housing wars, and that seems to be the way many longtime residents like it. But the neighborhood’s idyllic recess could be coming to an end. The city’s new proposed […]

BART Maintenance Dec 2-3

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On the weekend of December 2 and 3, Caltrans will prune and remove trees along their right-of-way that pose a risk to BART operations. This proactive work between Glen Park and Daly City stations will help protect the system from fallen trees. Last year, fallen trees derailed two trains and delayed trains on multiple occasions. […]

Diamond/Bosworth planters put out of their misery

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It seemed like a lovely idea at the time. Federal funds had been allocated to improve the Diamond/Bosworth intersection. Along with the street work that took place around 2015, SFPW installed four planter boxes on each of three corners of the intersection. This was consistent with beautification goals set forth in the Glen Park Community […]

Touch-Free Travel on BART

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BART is working district-wide to eliminate the sales of paper BART tickets at all BART stations by the end of 2020. Crews just completed the transition to Clipper at the Glen Park BART Station as the District expands the number of stations where the only fare product available for purchase is the reusable, reloadable and […]

Ode to Glen Park BART station

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(Editor’s note:  The Glen Park Association was instrumental in advocating for the station to get California state landmark status.  Read on.) Rare is the weary commuter in awe of a BART station. Powell is drab and dirty. Civic Center a dark and gray mess. And end stops, like Pittsburg Bay Point or Concord, are, at […]

Wilder Community Garden

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Let’s create a community garden in Glen Park! A group of neighbors is talking to BART about turning their inaccessible plot facing Wilder Street over to the community to become a peaceful and secure green space for the neighborhood to enjoy. Help make this a reality! A community garden needs community members. Join us Tuesday, […]

Reminder: Early Morning BART Service Disrupted

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Forwarded from BART See Glen Park BART bus schedule here Click on link to see map of where to pick up bus Dear Community Partners, Starting on February 11, 2019, morning weekday BART trains will start one hour later for vital repairs and critical earthquake safety work. Alternative bus service will run between 3:45 am […]

Early Morning BART Service Disrupted

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Forwarded from BART   Dear Community Partners, Starting on February 11, 2019, morning weekday BART trains will start one hour later for vital repairs and critical earthquake safety work. Alternative bus service will run between 3:45 am and 6:00 am. Roughly 2,900 passengers enter the BART system during that first hour of service. Over 2,400 […]

Notes on the Quarterly Glen Park Association Meeting, July 26, 2018

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DIAMOND/BOSWORTH INTERSECTION UPDATE First up was Britt Tanner, senior engineer with the Sustainable Streets program of SFMTA. She came to speak about the recent Diamond and Bosworth signal update. “I’m going to try and stay clear of history,” she said lightheartedly – and preemptively. Changes to the troubled intersection began in 2015 and are focused […]

Fix-It Glen Park Update

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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 […]

What’s up with the parking lot on Kern Alley?

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Glen Park Association Meeting Roundup: April 19, 2018 By Heather World Neighbors peppered politicians and a public utility wonk with questions about everything from parking lots to poop at the Glen Park Association spring quarterly meeting April 19. Kern Alley More than a few neighbors asked about the unofficial parking lot on Kern Alley, which […]

BART Track Repair Ends

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In the “better late than never” category of news, this is forwarded from BART, which published the news on Sept. 20: Track repair project near Daly City wraps up weeks ahead of schedule Excellent news for weekend BART passengers—the trackway construction and repair project between Daly City and Balboa Park stations has been completed weeks […]