April 2009GreenTrust SF Seeks Input on 22nd Street DesignBy Stephen AntonarosGreenTrust SF-Central Waterfront, which was founded in 2007 to help guide the creation of new open space and greening projects throughout the Central Waterfront, is planning street greening improvements along 22nd Street, from Third to Pennsylvania streets. The initial effort is being funded by the Eastern Neighborhoods Public Benefits Trust Fund and the University of California, San Francisco. At a community meeting held last year, almost two dozen Dogpatch and Potrero Hill residents brainstormed about possible street improvements. Ideas included renovating the 22nd Street Muni mini-park, by planting a new garden area and installing an outdoor pizza/bread oven; adding sidewalk bulb-outs at the corner of 22nd and Tennessee, at 22nd and Minnesota streets, and next to the mini-park; installing new lighting under the Caltrain overpass; and planting trees, landscaping and permeable paving along 22nd Street. GreenTrust is now looking for Dogpatch and Potrero Hill designers with experience in streetscape planning, or community organizers interested in working on the street plan, before sending out requests for consultants outside the community to help complete a design plan. On April 7 at 7 p.m., GreenTrust will hold its annual meeting at 2298 Third Street, corner of 20th street, to discuss the 22nd Street project and to elect its 2009 Board of Directors. See www.gtsfcw.org for details. |
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