Divisadero Street Neighborhood Marketplace Initiative - Office of ...

• The program proved so successful with residents and merchants, that inJune 2007, DPW requested and received additional funds to continue theprogram another year and extend the Corridors Program along Divisaderofrom Haight to Geary.• DPW and MOEWD will continue to encourage the community to explorelong-term community based programs such as volunteer clean-up daysand graffiti abatement programs or contribution based cleaning programssuch as membership dues run programs or the community benefit districtconcept.Police Foot PatrolsThere is a general desire for community based foot patrols, in addition to carpatrols for Divisadero.Maintaining their presence during bar closing times and increasing theircurrent presence walking along the corridor during the day, is desirable to theparticipants in the corridor planning workshops.Streetscape Improvements and Traffic Calming ResultsFor the initial planning meetings, Asian Neighborhood Design completedthree concept plans for streetscape improvements for Divisadero’sneighborhood commercial district, which can be referenced in the appendixof this report.In 2006 and 2007, the Department of Public Works secured $3M in federalfunding for streetscape enhancements for Divisadero Street. In late 2008 andearly 2009, final streetscape design plans will be developed with communityinput, and construction is scheduled to begin by 2010. (Final design plans arenot yet available for inclusion in this report. They will be posted on the SFGOVwebsite as they are available.)Meanwhile, residents and merchants can arrange for sidewalk planters andsidewalk planting, to start the greening of Divisadero while the streetscapingeffort is in development. MOEWD will encourage the community to organizeand apply for greening funding via Community Challenge Grants.Divisadero Street Neighborhood Marketplace Initiative33