Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parks

Mayor Newsom, Caltrans Announce Plans to Remove Portions of I-280

By Matthew Roth | Apr 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

A controlled explosion from the filming of the TV series "Trauma," on a closed portion of I-280 Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced one of his most ambitious plans for re-shaping San Francisco, telling reporters at a press conference with Caltrans Director Will Kemption and Caltrain Director Michael Scanlan that the city would move forward with […]

17th Street Closure Will Be First NYC-style Plaza in San Francisco

By Matthew Roth | Mar 25, 2009 | 51 Comments

The future site of a pedestrian plaza at 17th and Market Streets Don’t look now, but NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan’s magic may have rubbed off on DPW Director Ed Reiskin, to San Francisco’s benefit. Reiskin has been leading a multi-agency effort to close a small portion of 17th Street where it meets Market Street […]

Streetfilms: A Proposed Urban Park in Historic North Beach

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 24, 2009 | 11 Comments

"What destroys the poetry of a city? Automobiles destroy it, and they destroy more than the poetry." –Lawrence Ferlinghetti One of San Francisco’s cherished literary icons — poet, painter and City Lights publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti — is celebrating his 90th birthday today, and I thought it would be fitting to bring you his vision for […]