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Report Highlights the Best and Worst of City Parks

December 18, 2017 by Bonnee Waldstein

by Bonnee Waldstein

The twelfth annual report on Park Maintenance Standards has just been released by the City Services Auditor and the Rec and Parks Department. The report uses many criteria to assess how well the City’s parks meet a large number of maintenance standards, including:

Athletic fields
Building and amenities
Children’s Play Areas
Dog play areas
Hardscape
Lawns
Ornamental beds
Green space
Outdoor courts
Restrooms
Table seating areas
Trees
Graffiti
Cleanliness

For the second year in a row, the overall ratings have gone up, from 85% in 2015, to 88% in 2017.

For the third year in a row, children’s play areas are the lowest scoring feature, averaging 80%. The most improvement, 5%, has been in buildings and amenities and hardscape. On the other hand, there has been a 2% decline in restrooms and table seating areas.

The highest scoring district is District 1 with 92%, and the lowest is District 11 with 83%. The northern districts have the highest average scores.

Renovations funded through the 2008 and 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bonds are credited with many of the increases in parks quality. Together, these bonds invested $380 million in parks improvements throughout the City.

So — how does Glen Canyon Park measure up?

It’s hard to tell. For much of the year, the recreation center and surrounding areas have been under renovation. The report doesn’t seem to state a specific snapshot of time in which the park was evaluated. In addition, trails was not a feature that was rated, yet Glen Canyon Park has had significant improvements in its trail system.

The average score for District 8 is 89%. Interestingly, District 8 has the second highest number of parks — 21 (District 10 has 22.) Glen Canyon Park has not been highlighted with an average score, but it’s neither in the top ten nor the bottom ten.

The shining star of Glen Canyon Park is the tennis court, with a 100% score. There isn’t any feature in which the park is rated at the bottom.

With improvements in place for an entire year in Glen Canyon Park, perhaps next year’s report will be more revealing about where it ranks in relation to other City parks.

The report is loaded with a dizzying array of graphic statistics — dots, lines, bars, maps, and bell curves. You can view it all here:

http://sfcontroller.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Auditing/Annual%20Parks%20Report%202017%20%28final%29.pdf

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Meet one of the Greenway’s most diligent volunteers -- A Townsend Warbler as far as Google knows. Progress in removing invasive oxalis is going well, but work remains! As the sun comes out, please join us at the Glen Park Greenway Native Meadow (between Lippard and Brompton Streets) to carefully remove invasive oxalis plants. Email our oxalis remediation lead, Kathy Keller at greenway@glenparkassociation.org if you can help! ... See MoreSee Less

Meet one of the Greenway’s most diligent volunteers -- A Townsend Warbler as far as Google knows. Progress in removing invasive oxalis is going well, but work remains! As the sun comes out, please join us at the Glen Park Greenway Native Meadow (between Lippard and Brompton Streets) to carefully remove invasive oxalis plants. Email our oxalis remediation lead, Kathy Keller at greenway@glenparkassociation.org if you can help!
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Join us THURSDAY JANUARY 19 at the Glen Park Association Quarterly meeting. We'll be in-person at the Glen Park Rec. Center at 6:30 PM. Our agenda includes:

-- A special presentation from QuitCarbon,
-- Meeting the new owners of @canyonmarket ,
-- Learning more about projects at @sfrecpark & @sfpublichealth, and
-- Electing 2023 GPA officers.

Have you renewed your membership for 2023 yet? Help keep our neighborhood vital by joining today at www.glenparkassociation.org/glen-park-association-membership/
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Join us THURSDAY JANUARY 19 at the Glen Park Association Quarterly meeting. Well be in-person at the Glen Park Rec. Center at 6:30 PM. Our agenda includes:

-- A special presentation from QuitCarbon, 
-- Meeting the new owners of @canyonmarket , 
-- Learning more about projects at @sfrecpark  & @sfpublichealth, and
-- Electing 2023 GPA officers.

Have you renewed your membership for 2023 yet? Help keep our neighborhood vital by joining today at https://www.glenparkassociation.org/glen-park-association-membership/
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