Bushwaffle Tour with Rebar

By Matthew Roth
Jan 4, 2009

Rebar hosts a public tour with Bushwaffle, a modular inflatable outdoor furniture piece, demonstrating the power of Bushwaffle to soften any urban surface and provide space for freedom and play.

Fun with Bushwaffle!

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San Francisco’s Newest Public Space is in the Parking Lane in The Mission

By Matthew Roth | May 19, 2010

Installation began yesterday on the 22nd Street and Bartlett "parklet." Photos: Matthew Roth. After the tremendous success of the trial sidewalk extension, or "parklet," on Divisadero in front of the Mojo Bicycle Cafe, San Francisco planners set their eyes on 22nd Street near Bartlett Street in The Mission, where they have re-purposed three parking spaces […]

Unlocking San Francisco’s Privately Owned Public Open Spaces

By Matthew Roth | Jan 20, 2009

The shortage of public spaces in San Francisco’s downtown has long been compounded by the fact that the urban geography of privately owned public open spaces (POPOS) makes them hard to find and even harder to enjoy. The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) last week released a report that details all of downtown’s POPOS, […]

Eyes on the Street: New Parklet on Columbus Avenue

By Matthew Roth | Oct 15, 2010

The newest parklet in San Francisco is in one of the densest, most walkable neighborhoods, North Beach, and the early reception is very promising. Rebar Group installed the parklet three days ago in front of Caffe Greco and the aesthetic resembles the parklet they built on 22nd Street in the Mission several months ago. “You […]

Eyes on the Street: Rebar Crews Grace Columbus Ave. with Second Parklet

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 28, 2011

Within a span of just a few hours, a new parklet has transformed a part of Columbus Avenue in North Beach. Fronting Caffe Roma, it’s the second project to bring some breathing room to choked sidewalks on a section where cafe and restaurant life fill one of the city’s densest and most historic neighborhoods. “Somebody called […]

Poof! San Francisco’s Mason Street Has Become a Temporary Park

By Matthew Roth | Aug 3, 2009

Cross sections of tree stumps for seating on Mason Street. Photo: SurfaceWork A coalition of community volunteers, pro-bono landscape architects and personnel from several city agencies this weekend swooped in to North Beach to transform the roadway of Mason Street between Columbus Avenue and Lombard Street into a temporary park in conjunction with the two-month […]

Mayor Newsom Announces 12 New Pavement to Parks Projects for 2010

By Matthew Roth | Feb 25, 2010

Photo of Showplace Triangle Plaza, formerly a street and parking lot. Photo: Captin Nod San Francisco’s two newest Pavement to Parks plazas got an official launch ceremony this afternoon after several months of public use, along with a promise from the Mayor to build twelve more public spaces like them before the end of the […]