DPW Hearing for Parklets on Valencia and Post Streets
Come show your support for the proposed parklets in front of Ritual Coffee Roasters on Valencia St. at 21st St. and in front of Farm Table on Post St. between Jones & Leavenworth.
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The City’s First Residential Parklet Springs to Life on Valencia Street
By Aaron Bialick |
Amandeep Jawa (a.k.a. ‘Deep) might be recognized by many San Franciscans as the man who can turn any street into a party as he glides by on his music-booming “Trikeasaurus.” As an organizer of events that inject life into the street like the San Francisco Bike Party, he naturally jumped at the chance to create […]
SPUR Walking Tour: Valencia Street parklets
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: Building on the success of the Pavement to Parks program, new parklets are transforming parking spaces into public places throughout the city. Join Andres Power of the Planning Department for a tour of the newest parklets on Valencia Street and talk with the parklet hosts and designers about how these community-led projects are helping […]
Proposed Parklets on Valencia and Post Streets Draw Praise at SFDPW Hearing
By Bryan Goebel |
An enthusiastic audience of supporters who lamented the lack of public space in their neighborhoods attended a San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW) hearing at City Hall this morning on proposed parklets in front Ritual Coffee Roasters on Valencia Street and farm:table coffee on Post Street. Supporters of the parklets testified that converting a […]
Parklets Keep Popping Up Along Valencia, Divisadero and Columbus Corridors
By Aaron Bialick |
At least fourteen parklets now grace sidewalks around the city in a movement that has taken San Francisco by storm since the first one was created in March of last year. Three of the newest ones have sprouted up in front of Cafe Abir near Divisadero Street, Tony’s Pizza Napoletana next to Washington Square Park, and […]
Great Streets Project Quantifies the Impacts of Parklets
By Aaron Bialick |
Nearly two years after the first parklet arrived in San Francisco, a new study provides an empirical assessment of reclaiming parking spots for public space. The 2011 Parklet Impact Study [PDF], released yesterday by the SF Great Streets Project, measures changes in pedestrian volumes and activity at three new parklets built last year. The study, […]
Five Years On, SF Parklets Are Going Strong and Looking to Grow
By Aaron Bialick |
Five years after the city installed its first parklet, there are more than 50 of these neighborhood gathering spaces throughout San Francisco. Using a couple of parking spaces for public space is no longer the act of rebellion it was ten years ago. The practice is now an institution in SF, and parklets are more widespread here than in any other city. […]