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SEPTEMBER 2008
The Port will soon begin initial development of design guidelines for the Blue Greenway, thanks to the passage of the Parks Bond in February. NPC has been busy pulling together all of the planned open space projects along the greenway and creating the first, comprehensive map and document link, since there are multiple agencies involved in the 13 miles along the waterfront.
A detailed project list for every project planned along the Blue Greenway has just been completed by NPC, thanks to the hard work of Corinne Woods and our summer intern, Jonathan Lira. To view the map and report, visit http://www.bluegreenway.org/Current_Status.html. Also, don’t miss a unique opportunity to view some of the Blue Greenway as part of the Mayor’s Sunday Streets Initiative. View the Sunday Streets route at www.SundayStreetsSF.com.
AUGUST 2008
Sunday Streets: August 31st and September 14th
Join SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, Shape Up SF, NPC, and our many partners for the exciting launch of Sunday Streets, a city-sponsored recreation and fitness initiative that will close city streets for pedestrian use and organized group physical activity on August 31st and September 14th! On these two days, San Franciscans will enjoy nearly five miles of open, car-free streets along Washington Street, the Embarcadero, Terry Francios Blvd. Illinois and 3rd Streets. The route will also showcase NPC’s Blue Greenway project! To see the map of the streets and activities, or to learn more or volunteer, go to www.sundaystreetssf.com. For volunteer opportunities, please visit http://sundaystreetssf.com/getinvolved.htm. Pier 52 Public Boat Ramp Now Open
After 15 years of work and a cost of $3.5 million, San Francisco’s only public boat ramp at Pier 52 in Mission Bay celebrated its grand opening with much fanfare last month. Click here to read an article from the Potrero View for more details.
JULY 2008
The Pier 70 Master Planning workshop originally scheduled for June 18th will now be held on July 17th at Pier 1 (Embarcadero at Washington Street) at 5:30 PM Top
JUNE 2008 Pier 52 Public Boat Launch There will be a rope-cutting celebration for the grand opening of the Pier 52 Boat Launch Ramp on Saturday, June 14that 11:00 AM. Pier 52 is on the east side of Terry Francois Boulevard between Mission Rock Street and Mariposa Street near Mission Bay. This is one of the first projects on the Bay Water Trail to be finished. It has taken 15 years to replace the ONLY public boat launch ramp in San Francisco. The Bay View Boat Club and the Mariposa Hunters Point Yacht Club will hold open house after the Grand Opening. Please come and help us celebrate. Seawall Lot 337 (Giants Parking Lot A) The Port of San Francisco has released the RFP for proposals to the two remaining development teams. Go to sfport.com and click on Seawall Lot 337 Planning for more information. Responses to the RFP are due August 27th. The Port Commission will probably hold an informational presentation on September 9th. Pier 70 Master Plan The workshop originally scheduled for June 18th will now be held on July 17th at Pier 1 (Embarcadero at Washington Street) at 5:30 PM. Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Hearings The Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors are holding a series of meetings to approve land use changes in Eastern Soma, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, the Mission District and the Central Waterfront. How these plans are implemented, and particularly whether there’s an enforceable linkage between major increases in residential density and public benefits including open space, will impact the Eastern Waterfront for years to come. Check the hearing dates at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=25288 Better Streets Plan UPDATE from The Better Streets Plan Team: Dear Community Member, We’d like to thank everyone who provided extensive input over the past year on how to improve the streets of San Francisco. We have heard your suggestions and many of your ideas are being incorporated into a Draft Better Streets Plan, which creates a vision and provides guidelines for making the city’s streets safer, greener and more enjoyable for all. A summary of the extensive public comment and draft concepts we’ve gathered and have been exploring are available at http://www.sfbetterstreets.org. The Draft Better Streets Plan itself will be available for public review on the web site and at other locations on June 2. We encourage you to stay involved, review the plan, and join us at any one of the following events in June to learn more and share your thoughts: Draft Plan Release Event: Thursday, June 5th; 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Mint Plaza (5th and Jessie Streets – between Market and Mission). Valet bicycle parking will be provided. Community Meetings: | Saturday, June 7th; 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Walking tour followed by presentation |
| Tour: Meet at Glen Park BART |
| Presentation: Crocker-Amazon Senior Apartments Community Room (5119 Mission Street at Geneva) |
| Hosted by Walk SF / Excelsior Action Group |
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| | Wednesday, June 11th; 6:30 – 8 p.m. |
| San Francisco Day School (350 Masonic Avenue) |
| Hosted by Fix Masonic |
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| | Thursday, June 12th; 10:15 – 11 a.m. |
| St. Mary’s Cathedral (1111 Gough Street) |
| Hosted by Senior Action Network |
| Thursday, June 12th; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. |
| St. Luke’s Hospital, Griffin Conference Room (3555 Caesar Chavez Street at Valencia) |
| Hosted by C.C. Puede / Precita Valley Neighbors / San Jose Guerrero Coalition to Save Our Streets | Visit: www.sfbetterstreets.org.
E-mail: info@sfbetterstreets.org Yosemite Slough Project In Trouble The following message is forwarded from Literacy for Environmental Justice: From: Laurie Schoeman (lcprojectmanager@lejyouth.org)
Date: Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Subject: Candlestick in trouble again please help
The governor has decided to keep parks open but the state is trying to take 5 million in prop 84 monies from the Yosemite Slough Restoration project!
In case you didn't know there is another effort to get back 5 million that the state was contributing to the Yosemite Slough project from prop 84 monies. Once the park was on the closure list it was removed and didn’t make it back in the G May revise. At stake is the $11 million CSPF has already raised for the project. They were planning to start construction this upcoming spring this loss of funding may derail the project.
The Coalition to Save Candlestick are sending letters out to get Mark Leno to put this back in this years budget. Feel free to send letters as citizens. Because it's timely we are faxing them in. here is Mark Leno's fax: 415-557-3015. Please also fax SFNPC at 415-703-0889.
Also we are creating a new friends of Candlestick let me know if you want to be kept in the loop our major efforts are positive exposure for the park and advocating for completion of the community's general plan that was created back in the 1980's.
Also we will create a petition list and I'm hoping we can get them signed at
all upcoming programs till this matter is resolved.
Project Manager, EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park, Literacy for Environmental Justice Top MAY 2008 Ride the Bay! Bike Event: Saturday, May 17th On May 17th, you are invited to bike along the world famous San Francisco waterfront and explore the unique public access to our bay. Meet at the Ferry Building at 10 AM. Tim Doherty of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission will lead the tour. Bring water and snacks. Contact Timd@bcdc.ca.gov for more info. India Basin Shoreline/Area C Planning Meeting: Wednesday, May 21st The SF Redevelopment Agency is tentatively scheduling the next India Basin Shoreline/Area C Planning meeting for Wednesday, May 21st. Contact Kelley Kahn at SFRA for more information: 415.749.2419, kelley.kahn@sfgov.org. Pier 70 Master Plan Community Workshop: Wednesday, June 18th Please save the date for the next Port of San Francisco Pier 70 Preferred Master Plan Community Workshop to be held at the Port Commission Room in the Ferry Building at 5:30 PM. We will provide an agenda and additional information to support the meeting as the date approaches. For more information, contact David Beaupre: 415-274-0539, david.Beaupre@sfport.com, Fax- 415-732-0409. SF Bicycle Plan Update Released The Planning Department has released the Initial Study for the San Francisco Bicycle Plan Project EIR, which will involve adoption of a citywide bicycle transportation plan, comprised of both the "Policy Framework" and "Network Improvement" planning documents, and the phasing of near-term, long-term and other minor improvements to the network. The Initial Study can be found here. Information about the Bicycle Plan can be found here. Pier 52 Public Boat Launch Unveiling: Saturday, June 14th The Grand Opening of the Pier 52 public boat launch on Terry Francois Boulevard will be held on Saturday, June 14th. For more information, contact David Beaupre, 415-274-0539, email: david.Beaupre@sfport.com. Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Process After almost ten years of analysis and planning, the Planning Commission initiated the Eastern Neighborhoods adoption process on April 17th, 2008. During the adoption phase, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings to consider the various aspects of the Area Plans, Planning Code, and Zoning Map, and decide whether to approve, change, or reject the proposals. The Initiation Package is more than 1300 pages long. However, you can click here to download key parts of the package including: the Draft 2008 Area Plans, Proposed Zoning Map, Zoning Matrix Summary, Proposed Heights Map. NPC is not satisfied with the proposed open space elements of the plan. Click here to read our letter to the Planning Department with our concerns. We urge park advocates to examine the proposed open space plans and express your thoughts to the planning department. Send a letter to: John Rahaim, Director of Planning
San Francisco Planning Department
1650 Mission Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103-2479
Phone: 415.558.6378
Fax: 415.558.6409
john.rahaim@sfgov.org Christina Olague
Planning Commission President
22 Terra Vista, Apt. C1
San Francisco, CA 94115-3802
(415) 558-6615 x 3
c_olague@yahoo.com The Planning Commission will begin the approvals process with a public hearing scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2008, to begin at 6:00 PM. A hearing focusing on open space (and other public benefits) will be held on May 22nd, 2008. A tentative hearing schedule is available below. Please check the Planning Department's website for more information. Tentative Hearing Schedule | May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM: | Overview of the Eastern Neighborhoods; Land Use |
| Controls; and Places for Jobs |
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| | May 22, 2008: | Public Benefits and Creating Complete |
| Neighborhoods: transportation, streets and open |
| space, building heights and urban design, |
| community facilities and historic preservation |
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| | June 5, 2008: | Places to live; Affordable housing |
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| | June 12, 2008: | Bringing the Proposals together; Implementing the |
| Plans |
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| | June 19, 2008: | Rules governing development already in the |
| "pipeline;" Commissioners remaining issues; |
| Certification of the EIR; Approval of the Plans and |
| Zoning Changes | These hearings will be conducted in Room 400 of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, and may be viewed live on Cable Channel 78 or online at SFGTV2. Top APRIL 2008 For updates on the Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Process and other projects of interest in the Southeastern part of San Francisco, please go to: http://www.sfnpc.org/easternneighborhoods. Top MARCH 2008 Update on the Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Process We anticipate that the Eastern Neighborhoods Initiation Hearing will take place in early March, and the hearing should include the presentation of a Comments and Responses Document for the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans. The Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans and new zoning will begin moving through the approval process in March/April 2008. Check http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=25288 - schedule for further updates. A more detailed schedule for the approval process should be posted shortly. To read the Neighborhood Parks Council’s response to the Draft EIR and the Area Plans, visit http://www.sfnpc.org/easternneighborhoods. Seawall Lot 337 Update 
Isabel Wade testifies at Port Commission Hearing on Seawall Lot 337 on February 26th. NPC is calling on our coalition to evaluate the four development proposals for Seawall Lot 337, a 14-acre parcel owned by The Port of San Francisco. The development of this lot as open space is especially important because it serves as the gateway to the Blue Greenway. Seawall Lot 337 (SWL 337) is located south of China Basin Channel, bordered by Third Street to the east, Terry Francois Blvd to the north and west, and Mission Rock to the south. The Port has outlined restrictions (click here) that require 8 acres to be set aside as open space. Only one proposal (Federal Development) meets the 8-acre requirement for open space, but the Giants are close (7.2 acres), and their plan has more promise for interesting and varied recreation, art, and pedestrian experiences. Three of the designs will be selected for the next round and the winner may not be selected until summer. To read recent Chronicle articles about the proposals, click here. To view each developer's design proposal, related documents and maps, please visit: http://www.sfgov.org/site/port_page.asp?id=56101. Click here to make public comment and weigh in on what you like and don’t like about the proposals. Top FEBRUARY 2008 Voters Approve $1 Million for Blue Greenway in Prop A Just passed by voters yesterday, Prop A will provide $1 million toward Blue Greenway trail development and millions more for repair of some existing parks and development of some new parks along the southeastern bay shore. Blue Greenway projects on Port property that are eligible to receive bond funds include: Bayfront Park at Mission Bay, Crane Cove Park at Pier 70, Warm Water Cove, Islais Creek, and Heron's Head Park. A community planning process will be conducted to further define the extent of improvements, funding levels, and schedule for these or other projects that may be part of the Blue Greenway. For more details about each Blue Greenway project funded by Prop A, click here. Seawall Lot 337 RFQ Deadline: February 14th The Port of San Francisco has initiated a developer solicitation process for Seawall Lot 337, 16-acres of prime waterfront open space located next to McCovey Park. The submittal deadline for the RFQ is Thursday, February 14th at 4 PM. We urge everyone to stay informed and speak up for keeping as much open space as possible at the head of the Blue Greenway. The original public plan was for ALL of it to be a park! Visit the Port’s website for more information and to submit your personal input: http://www.sfport.com/site/port_page.asp?id=56101 There are two important dates to receive public presentations of the SWL 337 development concepts: Tuesday, February 26th: Port Commission Meeting, Ferry Building, 2nd Floor. Meeting starts at 3:15 PM. Saturday, March 1st: Seawall Lot 337 Public Workshop, Pier 48, across Terry Francois Blvd from the SWL 337 site. Meeting from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm (tentative). The end time of this workshop is dependent on the number of RFQ/Development Concepts received. More information will follow in the upcoming weeks on this workshop, which is designed to bring the development teams and community stakeholders together to discuss the development concept proposals. Other Seawall Lot 337 information will be posted on the Port’s Website at http://www.sfport.com/swl337. Top JANUARY 2008 Bike the Blue Greenway and the Eastern Waterfront: Sunday, January 13th You are invited on a 7-mile bicycle tour on January 13th of the Port of San Francisco (http://www.sfport.com) Bike the Blue Greenway with waterfront lovers and experts, neighbors from North Beach to South Beach, NPC, members of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and local environmentalists. The tour will stop at existing and future parks along the waterfront where advocates and planners will speak about each site’s unique contribution to San Francisco’s eastern shore, how the City plans to connect these waterfront parks, and how these open spaces will benefit from Proposition A. The tour will be followed by a reception and presentation on Prop A at Fisherman’s Wharf. To RSVP, for more information, or if rain is forecast, please call: 415.240.4150. NOTE: For those unable to bicycle, a bus will be available. If you would like to tour by bus, please RSVP as soon as possible, as seats are limited. DATE: Sunday, January 13, 2008, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Herons Head Park to Fisherman’s Wharf. Eastern Neighborhoods Are current plans for the Eastern Neighborhoods getting San Francisco the parks and open space it needs? In an area already deficient in open space and facing an expected tripling of residential density, the rezoning plans for the eastern neighborhoods are especially crucial -- and to date, there plans fail to keep up with the increase in density. With an extremely large amount of development on the horizon for San Francisco's eastern neighborhoods, the city must create plans and policies to ensure open space access in the future. If there is no game plan put in place now that highlights the gaps in open space and recreational facilities and sets aside land for open space, the eastern neighborhoods will never attain the quality of life that people expect. The Eastern Neighborhoods Draft Area Plans for Citizen Review are now available and the adoption hearings for the Area Plans are scheduled for February 2008. If you would like to make public comment, the deadline has been extended to January 30th, 2008. Comments can be submitted by email (eastern.neighborhoods@sfgov.org). In addition, the Planning Department is hosting an Open House, Tuesday, January 15th from 5-7pm. To download a copy, visit: http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp. Hard copies of the Draft Area Plans are also available for purchase at the Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, suite 400. For more information, contact Ken Rich at (415) 575.9083. Top DECEMBER 2007 Blue GreenWay Steering Committee Meeting: Wednesday December 5th, 3:30 PM There will be a meeting of the Blue Greenway Steering Committee at the NPC office on Wednesday, December 5th from 3:30 – 4:45 PM. Tiffany Bohee of the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development will present the Hunters Point Shipyard Open Space Plan. She will be joined by representatives of Lennar and their landscape architects as well as planners from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. Please let us know if you will be able to attend this meeting. RSVP to cwoods@sfnpc.org. Following the Steering Committee meeting, you are invited to join NPC's Annual Holiday Party, which will start at 5:00 PM. Pier 70 Master Planning The next Central Waterfront Advisory Group (CWAG) meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 18th at 5:30 p.m. at Pier 1 Bayside Conference Room. The focus of the meeting will be the Pier 70 Master Plan information and materials presented at the November 7th Community Workshop and will allow the CWAG and public an additional opportunity to discuss this material and the public input received at the workshop. There will also be an informational presentation by Port staff on the status of the Pier 70 Master Plan at the December 11th Port Commission meeting. Although CWAG members and the public are welcome to attend the Commission hearing, please note that the information presented will be the same material covered in the 1st and 2nd Pier 70 Master Plan Community Workshops and no new information will be presented. Contact: Mark Paez, Port of San Francisco. Cargo Way Streetscape Planning Message from Kelley Kahn, SFRA Project Manager: “Thank you to everyone who attended the Cargo Way public workshop on November 7th. The discussion was very constructive, and we received a lot of valuable input to inform a draft preferred design concept for Cargo Way. Generally, there seemed to be support for a two-way dedicated bike path on the south side of the street. There was also some preference for keeping a median in the street -- both as a visual amenity and to provide safety for drivers and pedestrians. It is important to note that keeping the median in some form will likely make the project cheaper; a wholesale moving of the median will impact underground utilities, which can add significant costs. Cost is an important consideration in trying to shape an "implementable" project. All the workshop materials, including the three design alternatives and the workshop PowerPoint presentation, can be seen at: http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfra_page.asp?id=5596” Next Steps Bike Tour: Saturday, December 1 A reminder that Livable City and the SF Bicycle Coalition will be conducting a bike tour of Cargo Way and its vicinity on Saturday, December 1st. Please meet at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Illinois Streets. Workshop #2: January 2008 The next workshop will be held in early January (not in December as we thought). In the meantime, the consultant team will be studying the dual bike path concept in more detail, particularly how it will work at key intersections along Cargo Way. At the January workshop we will ask for your input regarding a preferred design concept and design details such as street furniture, signage & gateway features, and paving materials. Stay tuned for more details about the workshop date and location. For more information about Cargo Way Streetscape planning, contact Kelley Kahn, Senior Planner, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, 415.749.2419. SF County Transportation Authority Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) Announces Vacancies Interested in the Transbay Terminal? Central Subway? Safer Streets and Sidewalks? Bike Lanes? Over the past decade the CAC has helped the Authority Board guide the investment of nearly $1 billion in transportation funds into projects that improve mobility for all. Your voice is needed on the CAC. Help us plan for the future of transportation in San Francisco!. Due to a resignation and an impending term expiration, two vacancies have opened on the Authority's Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). The Plans & Programs Committee will be considering the incumbent(s) and applicants to fill these vacancies by January. The Authority accepts applications on a continuous basis. For more information, visit http://www.sfcta.org/cac. To apply, download the form here. Please call Erica Cheng, Clerk of the Authority, at 415.522.4831 or email erika.cheng@sfcta.org with any questions. Seawall Lot 337 (Giants Parking Lot A) Planning The Port of San Francisco has initiated a developer solicitation process for Seawall Lot 337, a 16-acre site south of China Basin Channel and in Mission Bay. This site can potentially include a major "gateway" park for the Blue Greenway. The SWL 337 RFQ/P and documents related to it, and the SWL 337 planning process are provided at here. If you want to be included in future information about this process, sign up at the Port website. Blue GreenWay Tour Guides During Ecocity World Summit: April 22-26, 2008 NPC and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition will be organizing a bicycle tour of the Blue Greenway on April 24, 2008 as part of the Ecocity World Summit (see www.ecocityworldsummit.org.) Participants will cycle from Pier 39 to India Basin Shoreline Park with stops at Pier 40 (The Bike Hut), Agua Vista Park, Pier 70, and Heron's Head Park. We need people to meet the tour at each of these stops to give a short talk on what's happening with the Blue Greenway. If you can participate, we'd like to know right away so that the Ecocity World Summit organizers can include a brief introduction to the tour in a brochure they are preparing in December. Please contact cwoods@sfnpc.org if you can help. Top NOVEMBER 2007 Pier 70 Master Plan: Community Workshop The Port of San Francisco is conducting a series of public meetings to discuss a Master Plan for Pier 70, the area from Illinois Street to the Bay, between 20th and 22nd Streets. For further information, see the Port's website: http://www.sfport.com/Pier70. Additional information includes: a project schedule and outline of Master Planning Task, documents prepared for the first community workshop, the first workshop presentation, Master Plan goals, a place to provide comments on the project, previous Port Commission staff reports, a Pier 70 fact sheet, and related links. The next community workshop, Plan Framework Alternatives, will be held on Wednesday, November 7th, from 5-8PM at UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall (600 16th Street), Room 114. Cargo Way Streetscape Project: Community Workshop The Redevelopment Agency and Port of San Francisco are hosting a community workshop on Wednesday, November 7th to discuss conceptual design alternatives for Cargo Way in the India Basin Industrial Park project area. Cargo Way runs between Third and Jennings Streets, terminating at Heron's Head Park. Cargo Way is part of the regional Bay Trail and the city's Blue Greenway, and also accommodates trucks and other vehicles serving the Port of San Francisco. The goal of this planning effort is to develop a conceptual design for Cargo Way that makes it safe and attractive for bicyclists and pedestrians while also supporting the needs of the area's industrial land uses. Workshop participants will consider different design alternatives for improving the street. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 7th, from 6- 8 PM at City College of San Francisco - Evans Campus (1400 Evans Avenue, at Mendell), room 227A. For more information, contact Kelley Kahn at the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency 415-749-2419 or Kelley.kahn@sfgov.org. Top OCTOBER 2007 The Port of San Francisco is hoping to fund some important Blue Greenway trail and park projects in the February 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks General Obligation Bond Measure. The projects that have been proposed include: | Bayfront Park at Mission Bay - | It is the Port's responsibility to rebuild the Bay |
| edge south of Pier 54 (currently fenced off and |
| crumbling into the Bay) to allow Bayfront Park |
| in Mission Bay to be constructed. |
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| | Bay Trail - | This project will develop design standards for |
| improvements that will define the character of |
| the Blue Greenway from China Basin Channel to |
| the City's southern border. Improvements may |
| include way-finding elements, interpretive |
| signage, public art standards for trails, walkways |
| and bike lanes, and other features that |
| contribute to the identity of the Bay Trail along |
| the Blue Greenway. |
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| | Crane Cove Park at Pier 70 - | Construction of a new major park adjacent to |
| the Pier 70 shipyard. |
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| | Warm Water Cove - | Improve and expand the existing Warm Water |
| Cove Park by up to three acres. |
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| | Islais Creek - | Shoreline improvements including rebuilding |
| dilapidated wharves and removing ghost piles to |
| allow public access and use of the Islais Creek |
| area and other expanded green spaces around |
| the Creek. |
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| | Heron's Head Park - | Blue Greenway gateway and park entry |
| improvements that will help visitors locate |
| Heron's Head Park. | The final choice of projects will be identified through a community planning process. Please contact Corinne Woods, NPC's Blue Greenway Coordinator, at cwoods@sfnpc.org if you would like to be included in planning for Blue Greenway projects, or if you have any questions about the Blue Greenway portion of the General Obligation bond. Top SEPTEMBER 2007 Warm Water Cove Update The Central Waterfront is the subject of a San Francisco Planning Department proposal to rezone historic industrial land for increased residential density. Warm Water Cove Park is one of the few open spaces along the Central Waterfront and a key element in the Blue Greenway. The long-term fate of Warm Water Cove Park, which is isolated from neighbors, depends on community stewardship. NPC, SPUR and the Port of San Francisco are looking for community input into future uses for the Park. We would appreciate your taking the time to complete a survey (click here to download a PDF) telling us what features and uses you would like to see at Warm Water Cove. Please fill out the survey and email it to: Corinne Woods, Blue Greenway Coordinator: cwoods@sfnpc.org. SPUR will also host a presentation of the Warm Water Cove Concept Plan at a reception on September 25th. Check http://www.spur.org for details. For more information about Warm Water Cove, visit http://www.sfnpc.org/warmwatercoveupdate. Top AUGUST 2007 Warm Water Cove Cleanup: August 4th, 9 AM-12 PM On Saturday, August 4th, from 9 AM to noon, there will be weeding and litter removal, as well as a massive clean up of graffiti, at Warm Water Cove, the waterfront park at 24th Street east of 3rd Street along the Blue Greenway (click here for a map.) Thank you to all the wonderful sponsors who contributed toward this event. To RSVP and for a full list of sponsors, click here. Top JULY 2007 Warm Water Cove Cleanup: August 4th, 9 AM-12 PM On August 4th, the Port of San Francisco, other city agencies, and the Central Waterfront Community, including adjacent landowners, will be hosting a Park Cleanup at Warm Water Cove Park at the terminus of 24th Street. The event will take place from 9:00 am until noon. The purpose of the event is to clean up the shoreline park, including removal of graffiti, weeding, litter and debris pickup, and to facilitate stewardship for the park. The Port and other city agencies will provide tools and equipment to help with the cleanup, and refreshments will also be provided. For more information, contact either Tom Carter at tom.carter@sfport.com or David Beaupre at 415-274-0539 or david.beaupre@sfport.com. Top MAY 2007 Brand new interpretive panels are being installed along the Blue Greenway. Top APRIL 2007 Be part of the pollution solution! In honor of Earth Day 2007, several environmental organizations are volunteering to clean up San Francisco Bay. Two of these events will take place along the Blue Greenway. Your help will be greatly appreciated at one of these events: Saturday, April 21st. Location: South shore of Mission Creek, San Francisco (6th & Channel Street). Sponsored by Save the Bay and Mission Creek Conservancy. Learn about Mission Creek's role in the City's history, and help clean up this trash hot spot to prevent garbage from entering the Bay and harming wildlife. Time: 9:00 AM-noon. Please click here to sign up. Saturday, April 28th. Location: Yosemite Slough near Candlestick Park. Save the Bay, Literacy for Environmental Justice and the California State Parks Foundation clean up trash to prevent it from harming Bay wildlife. Time: 1:00-4:00 PM. Please click here to sign up. Top FEBRUARY 2007 Public Art Update While Pepe Ozan's Monicacos de Esperanza (Puppets of Hope) had to be removed from India Basin Shoreline Park for an exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art in December, the San Francisco Port Commission has agreed to extend the temporary permits for "Red Fish", William Wareham's metal sculpture at 3rd and Cargo Way (you can see it from Muni's new T-3rd Street Light Rail line, just southeast of the Islais Creek Bridge), and Topher Delaney's Agua Vista Park landscaping on Terry Francois Boulevard between 16th Street and Mariposa Street. "Red Fish" and Topher Delaney's Agua Vista Park installation will remain along the Blue Greenway through August 2007. Eastern Neighborhoods Planning As NPC's Green Envy report demonstrated, the Eastern Neighborhoods are seriously lacking in open space (click here to view the Eastern Neighborhoods Community Health Impact Assessment). The Blue Greenway hopes to help improve that situation. Currently two parallel planning efforts are underway that will determine whether massive increases in population density will be accompanied by adequate publicly accessible and useable open space. For information about those efforts, check out Plan Potrero Hill SF, a neighborhood sponsored, grassroots effort, and also the San Francisco Planning Department's proposals. We advise you to get involved if you want to be sure that true neighborhood priorities are recognized and respected in the planning process. New Greening Director Learns About Blue Greenway 
Daniel Sider, Isabel Wade, and Corinne Woods at NPC offices Daniel Sider, Mayor Newsom's new Greening Director, visited NPC's offices on January 23rd. NPC Executive Director Isabel Wade, Deputy Director Wolfram Alderson, and Corinne Woods, the Blue Greenway Coordinator, met with Mr. Sider to share current NPC Park and Open Space efforts, including efforts to increase momentum with the Blue Greenway initiative. NPC and many other green organizations in San Francisco are pleased to have the position finally filled following the departure of the previous Greening Director, Marshall Foster, last July. Top | 
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