LOWER POLK ALLEYWAYS VISION PLAN

DESIGN WORKSHOPFEB. 24th | 6PM-8:00PM

• Lower Polk Neighbors (LPN)

• CBD

• INTERSTICE Architects

• City of San Francisco

• YOU! (The Lower Polk Community)

WHO IS INVOLVED?

• Community Supported• Neighborhood Led• Open and Transparent• Inclusive• Socially Conscious• Respectful of Existing Art & Architecture

Environmentally Aware• Merchant Friendly• Resident-Empowering

(Seniors and Children)• Daytime and Night-time Aware• Accountability

DRIVING PRINCIPALS

Lower Polk Boundaries

Olive

Alice B. Toklas/ Myrtle

Cedar

Hemlock

Fern

Austin/ Frank Norris

CPMC

Lower Polk CBD BoundariesLPN Boundaries

D3

D6

D2

D5

Supervisor District Boundaries

MISSION

The Lower Polk Alleyways District Vision Plan is meant to create a vision and roadmap for a next generation of public space in the Lower Polk neighborhood, based on community input and a needs assessment.

The Plan will be used by the Lower Polk neighborhood over the next 5-10 years to direct site-specific long-term, larger-scale projects and short-term, temporary projects in the Lower Polk Neighborhood Alleyways.

GUIDING GOALS• Enhance the unique character of the neighborhood

and strengthen its identity.

• Foster community pride and stewardship.

• Prioritize the pedestrian experience.

• Increase social interaction through arts activities.

• Promote sustainability through opportunities for storm-water infiltration and planting.

• Create a well-integrated and interconnected system of alleys.

• Create distinction among the Alleyways.

WHY DO WE NEED AN

• Provide guidance for future development.

• Identify priorities and phasing.

• Build neighborhood and community consensus.

• Identify resources and leverage partnerships.

• Establish a cohesive basis for funding sources.

• Create a dynamic expression of the neighborhood’s identity.

• Define an inclusive network of places for ALL to benefit from.

your input here…

AN ALLEYWAYS VISION PLAN?

HAPPENING NOW:CURRENT ALLEY INITIATIVES

• Fern Alley East

• Austin Alley (West)

• Polk Streetscape Improvements

LAST WORKSHOPCOMMUNITY INPUT:

• Gather information and ideas.

• Identify design parameters.

• Identify resources – funding & partnerships.

• Understand the alleys in their uniqueness.

• Transform your ideas into guidelines for each alley.

WE WANT TO UNDERSTANDYOUR ALLEY:

• History

• Values

• Character Identity

• Art Culture

• Merchants/Businesses

your input here…

PARTNERSHIPS

MAKING THIS A REALITYHELPING US FORM

• Volunteer Groups

• Non-Profits

• Government Agencies

• Local Businesses

• Local Art Institutions

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your input here…

FUNDING SOURCES

HOW DO WE MAKE THIS A REALITY?

• Public/City Grants

• Community Benefit District (CBD) City Funding

• Development Money

• CPMC Campus – LPN/CBD

• Private Funds

WHAT WE HEARD

WORKSHOP 1

NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

• Safety

• Sanitation

• Maintenance

• Function

• Aesthetics + Culture

• Sustainable Practices

• Pedestrian Focused

THE VISION PLAN

2 CORE DESIGN PRINCIPLES

• District Unity

• Alley Character & Identity

DISTRICT UNITY

• Van Ness Passage

• Polk Place

• Larkin Gateway

• Mid-Block Conditions

ALLEY CHARACTER & IDENTITY

DISTRICT PLAN

AUSTIN + FRANK NORRIS

• IMAGES

FERN

• IMAGES

HEMLOCK

• IMAGES

CEDAR

• IMAGES

ALICE B. TOKLAS + MYRTLE

• IMAGES

OLIVE

DESIGN TOOLS:DISTINGUISHING ELEMENTS

DESIGN TOOLS:INTERACTIVE ALLEY VIEWS

WE WANT YOUR INPUTWORKSHOP FORMAT

• 3 Stations - 2 Alleys per station (North, Central, South)

• Rotate Every 20 Minutes (Optional)

– 15 Minutes of Discussion Time3-5 Minute Intermission Between Rotations

• Regroup to share highlights last 30 minutes

– Next Steps

LET’S GET TO WORK!

• Feedback via the LPN website www.lowerpolk.org

NEXT STEPSALLEYWAYS VISION PLAN

Plantings

Linden Alley – San Francisco

Vine Plantings

Frank Norris Alley

Living Walls

PRECEDENT | Brannan Street, San Francisco

Open Space Connections

Sergeant John MacCauley Park | Myrtle Alley

Open Space Connections

Redding Elementary| Frank Norris Alley

Parklets

QUETZAL | Fern Alley

Corner Cafes

JANE | Cedar Alley

Alley Cafes

PRECEDENT | Belden Place, San Francisco

Commercial Animation

PRECEDENT

Overhead Light Strings

Fern Alley

Alley Lighting

PRECEDENTS

Street Art

“LOVE YOUR CITY” | Hemlock Alley

Art Installations

PRECEDENTS| Australia, Texas , Portugal

Chicanes (Planting Islands)

PRECEDENT| Philadelphia

Pedestrian Elements

PRECEDENTS

Bollards

PRECEDENTS

Seating/Perching Accommodation

PRECEDENTS| Market Street SF

FERN TURN SF DPW

AUSTIN ALLEYLPN/PACIFIC EAGLE HOLDING/IA

POLK STREETSCAPESFMTA

DESIGNOPPORTUNITIES