Built Projects:
Noe Valley Parklets 1&2

Locations:
24th Street at Sanchez Street &
24th Street at Noe Street

Opening Date:
December 2010

Design Details:

A Parklet is a new type of Pavement to Parks Project. Instead of reclaiming a piece of underutilized roadway at an intersection, Parklets repurpose two to three parking stalls along a block as a space for people to relax, drink a cup of coffee, and enjoy the city around them. Parklets do this by building out a platform into the parking lane so that the grade of the sidewalk gets carried out into the parking lane. On the platform, benches, planters, landscaping, bike parking, and café tables and chairs (in certain locations) all come together to provide a welcoming new public space.

The Noe Valley Parklets 1&2, designed by Riyad Ghannam of RG-Architecture , include café seating and landscaping at these, the City’s 4th and 5th Parklet projects. Precast concrete tiles were used over a Bison Deck Support system. The planters were fabricated in San Francisco using core-ten steel. The landscaping used are all low-water species.

The Parklets are being maintained by the Noe Valley Association – the 24th Street community benefit district.

Funding:

The cost of the two Noe Valley Parklets was provided for by an economic development and public realm improvement grant to the Noe Valley Association by the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

Special Thanks:

Pavement to Parks would like to thank the following partners for contributing services or products for free or at reduced cost:

Builder: Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders

Design Assistance: Gast Architects

Discounted Materials Contributors: Stepstone Inc. (Pavers); Feeney Architectural Products (Cable Rail)

Additionally, Pavement to Parks would like to thank the SF Great Streets Project for their invaluable assistance in making these and all other P2P projects happen.

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