Divisadero Street Neighborhood Marketplace Initiative - Office of ...

Streetscape Improvements,Greening And Traffic CalmingIssues and NeedsDivisadero Street neighbors agreed that there is a lot of room forimprovement in the aesthetic and utility of the public areas of the sidewalkand street. Discussion centered around the pedestrian experience andstreetscape improvements, traffic calming and the Oak/Fell intersectionspecifically.At the time of the planning meetings, the existing conditions of thestreetscape included: mixed-use, sub-sidewalk basements, cobra-head streetlighting, a concrete median strip, overhead MUNI lines, various tree speciesand many empty tree wells. The community expressed a need for more streettree planting and median greening as well as more site amenities such astrash receptacles and bike racks.Meeting attendees offered the following observations and suggestions:Public Space and Street GreeningDivisadero is a corridor focused on movement, and there are no publicspaces for gathering or resting, and few privately provided seating areas onDivisadero Street itself. The noisy and harsh environment created by autotraffic could be mitigated with the addition of planting areas and other softscapewhere appropriate.Streetscaping and transit improvements identified by Divisadero neighbors ashaving a positive impact on the Street and surrounding area could include:• More trees, especially in the median strip and at gas station edges• Planting in the sidewalk where trees cannot be planted, to help green andimprove storm-water runoff• Upgrade light posts with nicer-looking poles and luminaries20