Pit Stop
In 2015 Pit Stop was awarded the Public Program Award. This award recognizes a program or project of the City of San Francisco that has made a significant contribution to the beauty and livability of San Francisco. San Francisco Public Works operates the Pit Stop program, which provides clean and safe public toilets, sinks, used needle receptacles […]
Nature in the City
In 2015 Nature in the City was awarded the Golden Gate Award. This award recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the union of nature and the built environment. Nature in the City is San Francisco’s first organization wholly dedicated to ecological conservation, restoration, and stewardship of the city’s bioregions. Our membership reflects San Francisco’s […]
Marianne Horine & Sheree Kaslikowski
In 2015 Marianne Horine & Sheree Kaslikowski were awarded the Unsung Hero Award. This award recognizes an individual or team that has provided a service to the City that is largely unrecognized but makes a significant contribution to creating, enhancing, and protecting the beauty and livability of San Francisco. For more than 40 years, San […]
Lincoln Park Steps
In 2015 Lincoln Park Steps was awarded the Public Program Award. This award recognizes inspirational grassroots action. The Lincoln Park Steps sit at the edge of Lincoln Park on the Western end of California Street and date back to the early 1900’s. In 2007, Friends of Lincoln Park founders, Anna Yatroussis and Meg Autry, had the vision […]
Excelsior Action Group
In 2015 Excelsior Action Group was awarded the Activation Award. This award recognizes those who convert under-utilized spaces into vibrant useful spaces. Excelsior Action Group is a volunteer-driven, community-based, nonprofit organization that leads and implements a variety of projects on the corridor, including both large and small events, capital improvements, beautification, and safety work. Today, they continue […]
Esmeralda Slide Park Renovation
In 2015 Esmeralda Slide Park Renovation was awarded the Seven Hills Award. This award recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the creation of unique neighborhood character. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and beauty of our City with the […]
Dogpatch & Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District Formation Committee
In 2015 Dogpatch & Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District Formation Committee was awarded the Partnership Award. This award recognizes an outstanding job of creating connections and building relationships between diverse groups and individuals, which have resulted in successful stewardship of public places. The DNWPH GBD is an innovative way for residents to directly invest in the […]
Annie Plaza
In 2015 Annie Plaza was awarded the Placemaking Award. This award recognizes contributions that have created a sense of place or identity in a public space. Annie Street is an important pathway for pedestrians connecting Market Street and Mission Street. The Plaza makes it safer for high volumes of pedestrians who use the alley every day to […]