Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parklets

Parklets Keep Popping Up Along Valencia, Divisadero and Columbus Corridors

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 6, 2011 | 6 Comments

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 […]

The City’s First Residential Parklet Springs to Life on Valencia Street

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 20, 2011 | 32 Comments

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 […]

Golden Wheel Awards Honor SFMTA’s Livable Streets Staff, Union Square BID

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Golden Wheel Awards event last night paid tribute the SFMTA’s Livable Streets staff for the green protected bike lanes on Market Street, and honored the Union Square Business Improvement District for the Powell Street promenade, which began construction this week. “Both of these projects are connecting our city by making […]

Parklets Begin Sprouting Up on Polk Street

By Bryan Goebel | May 18, 2011 | 30 Comments

A parklet movement is springing to life along Polk Street. An installation completed last week in front of Crepe House near Washington has already been buzzing with activity while a second parklet began construction this week in front of Quetzal, a popular cafe with sidewalk seating on Polk Street between Sutter and Bush. Although it’s […]

Oakland Hopes to Approve City’s First Parklet by September

By Ruth Miller | May 10, 2011 | 12 Comments

As early as this September, Oakland residents won’t have to look west with parklet envy anymore.

Andres Power Helps Lead a Streets Renaissance One Parklet at a Time

By Bryan Goebel | May 9, 2011 | 10 Comments

City planners often get very little public recognition for the work they do, and can sometimes take the heat on a project if it doesn’t prove politically popular. In the case of San Francisco’s revolutionary Pavement to Parks program, the early resistance to reclaiming public space from cars to create convivial spaces for people has […]

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