Street Lighting
San Francisco Beautiful advocates preparation of a comprehensive street lighting and outdoor lighting plan.
Newsracks
In 1992, San francisco Beautiful established a taskforce that included publishers, community groups, DPW, and the City Attorneys to forge a plan that would eliminate the clutter and hazards of unmitigated newsracks while preserving the publications right to sell papers. The City instituted a pilot program which resulted in the development of a pedestal mounted […]
Market Street Beautification Bond
In 1968 San Francisco voters approved a bond issue for Market Street reconstruction and beautification. San Francisco Beautiful advocated for the creation and successful passage of this funding to improve and enhance the character of Market Street. Friedel Klussmann was appointed by the Mayor to the Beautification Committee and helped with project oversight and community […]
Better Market Street
Better Market Street is a coalition of City agencies tasked with improving and enhancing the public realm along Market Street between Octavia Blvd and the Embarcadero. San Francisco Beautiful sits on the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Better Market Streets Initiative. The CAC serves as a liaison to the City’s Better Market Street team, […]
Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan
In 2013, the Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan was honored for building community consensus on: New streetscape designs for the remainder of the Wharf’s streets; Design guidelines for new development; A revamped parking and circulation plan; and Proposals for new and refurbished public open spaces. The Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan supports a diverse and […]
Noriega Parklet
In 2012, the newly installed Parklet at 46th Ave and Noriega was honored for its innovative design. As the first perpendicular parklet, this project is (de)paving the way for future public placemaking design breakthroughs. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character […]
Mint Plaza
In 2010, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Mint Plaza revitalization project with a Beautification Award. This former alley is now a public pedestrian plaza, donated to the City by the Martin Building Company, and maintained and managed by the non-profit Friends of Mint Plaza. With movable chairs for frequent events, this sophisticated design provides a new […]
Octavia Boulevard
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Octavia Boulevard with a Beautification Award. Octavia Boulevard is a wide and leafy open expanse where cars people and plants coexist. Physically, the arrangement of traffic lanes, parking lanes, medians and parks is unprecedented in San Francisco. It resembles the best boulevards in Europe, but they are rare even there. It […]
Linden Alley (2010)
$3,800 to the Neighborhood Parks Council to support the Linden Living Alley project (should this be a hyperlink to a map), which installed seating, landscaping, and traffic calming features in a blighted alleyway. Today the alley is a beloved community gathering place for neighbors to relax, interact, and enjoy a cup of San Francisco’s own Blue Bottle […]
Lake Merced Task Force (2005)
$5000 to Lake Merced Task Force for a consultant to review all past lake studies and perform a “gap analysis” to determine what remains to be done in order to create a Master Plan. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our […]