McCoppin Hub Plaza Fenced-Off And Padlocked
McCoppin Hub Plaza has been abruptly fenced-off and padlocked. Developed with a mix of permanent seating and terraced pads for food trucks, farmers markets or other community events, the landscaped…
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Google’s BIG Plans For A High-Tech Canopied Campus
Google’s plans for a new high-tech Mountain View campus total over 3.4 million square feet, with a series of canopied structures rising across 60 acres on four North Bayshore sites…
New Mission Bay Park Slated For June Opening
Hot on the heels of Mission Bay’s only Children’s Park which is slated to open this May, the 2.4-acre “Mariposa Park” under construction on the southern most portion of Mission…
Mission Bay Children’s Park Coming soon
Mission Bay “Park P6” is a triangular parcel of land measuring a little over an acre at the intersection of Long Bridge and China Basin Streets. The eastern two-thirds of…
Designs For Transforming San Francisco’s Alleys
Two years in the making, the Living Alleys Toolkit establishes the framework, strategies and processes for creating a network of plazas, gardens, and active public spaces in traffic calmed alleyways…
Over 50 Parklets And New Plazas In SF (And Plans For Many More)
Over fifty (50) Parklets have been installed in San Francisco and at least one removed, another thirty-five (35) are in the process of being permitted or designed, and inquires for…
Ball Is Rolling For 5-Acre Bayfront Park
As of this morning, the ball is rolling for the 5-acre Bayfront Park to be built across from the proposed Golden State Warriors Arena in Mission Bay, with bids from…
Ocean Avenue Overhaul Taking Shape
The first phase of the Ocean Avenue Corridor Design project, which includes new plantings and streetscape improvements – such as new “activity areas” with seats, planters and bike racks –…
Atop And Around The Proposed Buildings At 16th And Mission
The controversial plans for the proposed 331-unit development to rise up to ten stories on the northeast corner of Mission and 16th Streets include a host of streetscape improvements, beyond…
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Little-Known Public Open Spaces Could Be Made Private
While not widely publicized, over 12,000 square feet of public open space was constructed in the form of two sunny terraces off the fourth and sixth floors of the 31-story…