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The San Francisco Great Streets Project catalyzes the return of our city’s streets to their rightful place as the center of civic life in this wonderful city by working with government, business, and neighborhood leaders to test, analyze and institutionalize placemaking.

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Expert Series

Demonstration Projects

Institutionalization

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An international tradition of creating great public spaces

by reimagining streets …

Stroget:Pedestrianized in 1962 as one of first efforts to trial street improvements in Copenhagen

Paris Plage:Pompidou Expressway converted in 2002 to a beach in the summer. Successful trial has been expanded and continued.

Barcelona:Ordinary street design uses creative, temporary materials to make them more pleasant.

Trafalgar Square:London converts former traffic artery in 2003 to an extremely popular pedestrian plaza.

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… is being experimented with in New York City by trial

improvements with temporary, salvaged or inexpensive materials …

Willoughby Plaza:New York City’s first trial street plaza in the Downtown Brooklyn civic area.

DUMBO Plaza:Neighborhood street plaza in Brooklyn.

9th Avenue Bikeway:New York City’s first separated bike path and pedestrian refuge system.

9th Avenue Plaza:Street plaza in Meatpacking District in Manhattan, reclaiming the center of a busy intersection.

Madison Square Plaza:Midtown Manhattan street plaza well used throughout the year.

Photo by Brad Aaron

Broadway Boulevard:Times Square becomes a great place to sit, even before the space is built out. This will become a more permanent looking trial plaza.

Photo by nickdigital

Broadway Before Improvements

Photo by Ianqui

Broadway Boulevard Today

Photo by dirtycrumbs

Broadway BoulevardToday

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… and now San Francisco through trial projects and

events.

Photo by Seefry

Sunday Streets

Photo by Project Cambio

Sunday Streets

Photo by Phil Hollenback

Sunday Streets

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Enjoy the next Sunday Streets. See sundaystreetssf.org for

schedules and locations.

Photo by Jamison Weiser

17th Street Trial Plaza:Launched May 2009

17th Street Before Plaza Opening

Photo by Jamison Weiser

17th Street Plaza Under Construction

Photo by Jamison Weiser

17th Street Trial Plaza Today

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San Francisco has many wonderful plans for great public streets, including some that have

actually been built …

Chinatown Alleyways Master Plan

Photo by Wayne Bremser

Chinatown Alleyway Before Improvements

Photo by Wayne Bremser

Jack Kerouac Alley Under Construction

Photo by Wooac

Jack Kerouac Alley Today

On-Street Bike Parking at SF Main Library

Photo by Kate McCarthy

Mint Plaza

Photo by memepunk

Belden Place

Noe Street Farmers Market

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Now the City is experimenting with new ways to deliver great public spaces -- faster, starting with these next three spaces …

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“Naples Green” Location: Naples Street between Geneva Avenue and Rolph Street

“Guerrero Park” Location: Intersection of San Jose Avenue and Guerrero Street

“Showplace Triangle” Location: Intersection of 16th Street and 8th Street

Pavement to Parkssfpavementtoparks.sfplanning.org

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Request one in your neighborhood at

sfpavementtoparks.sfplanning.org.

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How can this approach be applied to revitalizing

Market Street?

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The San Francisco Great Streets Project invites you to be part of the movement to

bring great public spaces to our city’s streets.

Get involved at sfgreatstreets.org