Recreation, Culture + Education

 

Francisco Reservior Park
Francisco Reservior Park

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.

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