Project Updates
Buena Vista Park Improvements | Project update, September 2025
We’re pleased to report that we’ve made good progress in the project’s planning and design. We attended a Buena Vista Neighborhood Association meeting in July and shared the following key design updates. The current scope for the project would include…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGene Friend Rec Center | Harriet Street Disruptions for Utility Connection Work
The contractor team will be making a new utility connection in the Harriet Street roadway next week, September 8-12. This work is expected to include more impacts to traffic and parking than has been typical throughout the course of…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBernal Heights Playground | Construction update, September 2025
Construction is underway! The new playground equipment has arrived, and installation is scheduled to begin later this month. The contractor is currently working to disassemble and remove the old equipment. Once the new equipment and play surfacing are…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgRossi Pool Earns LEED Platinum Certification
In 2022, Rec and Park completed a full renovation of Rossi Pool (600 Arguello Boulevard), featuring several upgrades to make the facility more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable. These features earned the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgMcLaren Park Trails | Construction update, September 2025
Work is continuing on University Hill in McLaren Park, between Louis Sutter Playground and the courts near Mansell. The new ribbon trail is almost complete, with the finishing touches and accessibility inspections scheduled for this week and…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | Construction update, September 2025
We’re happy to share that the final segment of cured-in-place sewer lining was completed on August 29, officially wrapping up our planned night work. A big thank you to our nearby neighbors for your patience, we know night work can be disruptive. Although…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgSouth Sunset Clubhouse | Construction update, August 2025
Our contractor has completed most of the new structural footings and poured the rear retaining wall. Installation of new storm drain infrastructure is now in-progress. In the course of work, we encountered a damaged drain line on the east side of the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgJapantown Peace Plaza Renovation | Construction update, August 29, 2025
This month, you’ve seen the existing Geary Blvd wall was stripped of its tiles and being strengthened while the new wall form work is being built. This wall will mitigate traffic noise and visuals from the plaza. Other construction highlights include…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGene Friend Rec Center | Construction update, August 2025
We’ve made substantial progress on the exterior framing, and we are now starting the installation of the roofing. Unfortunately, this past weekend, there was another break-in at the construction site. We are working together with the contractor to…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGolden Gate Park | Construction begins soon on Stanyan Street Sidewalk Improvements
We are excited to announce that the Stanyan Street Sidewalk Improvements Project will be starting construction soon. This project will upgrade existing sidewalks and driveway aprons at the parking lot entrances on the west side of Stanyan between…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgStern Grove Playground Renovation | Playground Ribbon Cutting on September 10
Come out for the reopening of Stern Grove Playground on Wednesday, September 10 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature brief remarks, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and the debut of the new, nature-based play area of the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgMission Bay Future Parks Project | Project update, August 2025
We are excited to share that the Mission Bay Future Parks Project is moving ahead with the design phase. A RFQ was released in early August, and a design team should be selected by mid-October. The project includes two distinct areas: 1) the final three…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgRachele Sullivan Park | Project update, August 2025
We want to share an important update about the future Rachele Sullivan Park. In recent years, the development impact fees that traditionally support capital projects in the parks have shrunk considerably due to slower development rates and…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgTwin Peaks Trail Improvement Project and Promenade Project | Construction update, August 2025
We’re excited to announce that the Crestline Connector Trail is now complete and open to the public! This new connector not only restores access between Crestline Drive and the Twin Peaks summit but also serves as the final piece of the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgGolden Gate Park - Botanical Garden Access Improvements | Construction update, August 2025
Phase 1 of the project is now complete and open to the public! Phase 1 involved pathway improvements in the southeast section of the gardens (Mesoamerican Cloud Forest), including paving work and installation of concrete ramps and metal handrails. This is…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | REMINDER: Workforce Development Community Meeting, this Thursday, 8/21 at 2pm
REMINDER: Workforce Development Community Meeting, this Thursday, August 21 at 2pm at Rosa Parks Senior Center on Buchanan Mall (at Golden Gate Ave.). Come learn more about job opportunities, training, and employment support. For the…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgMcLaren Park | McLaren Park Vision Plan Update + 2020 Bond Funding Allocations at Commission on 8/21
Please join us (in-person or online) for a presentation of the Vision Plan Update and 2020 Bond Funding Allocations at Recreation and Park Commission. This Thursday, August 21st at 10am. The McLaren Park Vision Plan (2018) has guided our…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgMayor Lurie Breaks Ground on Final Phase of India Basin Waterfront Park Project
Project Continues Mayor Lurie’s Work to Foster Vibrant Public Spaces, Support Bayview Community…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgMcLaren Park Trails | Construction update, August 2025
Our contractor has finished grading for accessibility at the ribbon trail on University Hill. They have installed several salvaged granite benches along the route to take advantage of the sweeping views over the…
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Construction is currently focused on specialized sewer work, surface demolition, and careful investigations to locate and protect existing utilities. The project team has completed the second of three 48-hour sewer lining operations, where a…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBernal Heights Playground | Construction update, August 2025
Bernal Heights Playground is now closed for the duration of construction: August 11 through Late 2025. Construction of the new playground begins this week. This playground renewal project includes replacing all play equipment and playground surfacing by…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | REMINDER: Night work scheduled for August 11 and 12
DAY AND NIGHT WORK REMINDER: Sewer and construction work will be continuous for 48 hours from August 11-13. This includes two evenings of night work (August 11 & 12). The contractor will…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | Saturday work scheduled for August 9
NOTICE OF WEEKEND WORK: There will be on-site construction work this Saturday. The contractor will follow all noise ordinance requirements. DAY AND NIGHT WORK REMINDER: Sewer and construction work will be continuous for 48 hours from August 11-13. This…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgIndia Basin Waterfront Park | India Basin Shoreline Park Groundbreaking on August 19
Join the partners of the India Basin Waterfront Park project—the Trust for Public Land, San Francisco Foundation, A. Philip Randolph Institute, San Francisco Recreation and Parks, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community—for the groundbreaking on…
Read on at sfrecpark.orgBuchanan Street Mall | Workforce development update, August 7, 2025
For the past two years, we have partnered with Success Centers, a hyper-local community-based workforce nonprofit dedicated to connecting local Western Addition and Fillmore residents with trade job opportunities, training, and employment support for…
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