Recreation, Culture + Education
Parks and Open Space
- Completed new Golden Gate Park Bandshell Parking Lot providing 20 new ADA parking spaces and improved ADA access for the Golden Gate Park shuttle.
- Improved ADA access to the Civic Center Plaza with areas of new paving.
- Began construction of ADA improvements at Stow Lake and Union Square. ADA improvements for Golden Gate Park Middle Lake and Louis Sutter Playground in McLaren Park going to bid.
- Improved curb ramps in Harding Park parking lot and within Golden Gate Park underway.
- Completed major renovations at three Neighborhood Parks in Equity Zones including the remediation of 900 Innes, Garfield Aquatic Center and Bayview Playground improvements.
- Completed Rossi Pool renovation. All Rec and Park pools have been completely modernized and renovated.
- Completed four partial renovations and capital improvements at neighborhood parks, two of which fall within RPDs Equity Zone.
- Completed construction of two newly acquired parks at Francisco Reservoir and Shoreview Park and launched the planning process for a future new park at 11th & Natoma.
- Completed renovations at nine playgrounds.
- Completed six improvement projects at our Citywide Parks.
Arts and Cultural Departments
- Progressed the pre-action fire sprinkler system at the Asian Art Museum, including completed pipe replacement work, progressed generator installation, and achieved 85% construction on temper switch installation.
- Advanced the retrofit and renovation of the African American Art & Culture Complex and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.
- Completed programming study for SOMArts with a focus on necessary retrofit, renovation, and replacement projects.
- Completed conservation, restoration, and structural reinforcement projects within the Civic Art Collection across San Francisco.
- Advanced maintenance and vandalism abatement for Civic Art Collection, completing 29 separate vandalism abatement projects.
- Completed the engineering condition survey, mock–up and ROM for metal restoration and corrosion project for the De Young Museum tower.
- Completed about 80% of the masonry restoration for The Court of Honor at Legion of Honor.
- Completed lighting study and mock-up of lay lights shades project in several galleries in the Legion of Honor museum.
- Completed the Opera House Seating Replacement and Improvement Project for ADA accessibility in July 2022.
- Completed the Opera House Taxi Ramp Awning, mitigating the infiltration of water into the building’s main electrical room.
Educational Agencies
- Completed major overhaul and renewal of all public and staff elevators at the Main Library.
- Completed a new facility at the Main Library lower level for the Library’s Delivery Services unit including a state-of-the-art library material sorting machine, and related new offices and workspaces.
- Completed design and received bids for the Mission Branch Library renovation with $24.7 million in project funding.
- Completed renovations for the SF History unit at its leased archival storage facility located at 750 Brannan Street.
- Major renewal work is progressing at the Library’s Support Services Building.
- Prepared to repair City College facilities using Proposition A funds to make necessary seismic retrofit and earthquake safety improvements, and upgrade buildings and facilities for energy-efficiency.