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Lower Polk Alleyways Vision Plan
- 1. LOWER POLK ALLEYWAYS VISION PLAN DESIGN WORKSHOP FEB. 24th | 6PM-8:00PM
- 2. • Lower Polk Neighbors (LPN) • CBD • INTERSTICE Architects • City of San Francisco • YOU! (The Lower Polk Community) WHO IS INVOLVED?
- 3. • 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
- 4. Lower Polk Boundaries Olive Alice B. Toklas/ Myrtle Cedar Hemlock Fern Austin/ Frank Norris CPMC Lower Polk CBD Boundaries LPN Boundaries D3 D6 D2 D5 Supervisor District Boundaries
- 5. 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.
- 6. 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.
- 7. 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?
- 9. HAPPENING NOW: CURRENT ALLEY INITIATIVES • Fern Alley East • Austin Alley (West) • Polk Streetscape Improvements
- 10. LAST WORKSHOP COMMUNITY 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.
- 11. WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR ALLEY: • History • Values • Character Identity • Art Culture • Merchants/Businesses your input here…
- 12. PARTNERSHIPS MAKING THIS A REALITY HELPING US FORM • Volunteer Groups • Non-Profits • Government Agencies • Local Businesses • Local Art Institutions • • your input here…
- 13. 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
- 14. WHAT WE HEARD WORKSHOP 1
- 15. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED • Safety • Sanitation • Maintenance • Function • Aesthetics + Culture • Sustainable Practices • Pedestrian Focused
- 16. THE VISION PLAN 2 CORE DESIGN PRINCIPLES • District Unity • Alley Character & Identity
- 17. DISTRICT UNITY • Van Ness Passage • Polk Place • Larkin Gateway • Mid-Block Conditions
- 24. ALLEY CHARACTER & IDENTITY DISTRICT PLAN
- 25. AUSTIN + FRANK NORRIS
- 26. • IMAGES FERN
- 27. • IMAGES HEMLOCK
- 28. • IMAGES CEDAR
- 29. • IMAGES ALICE B. TOKLAS + MYRTLE
- 30. • IMAGES OLIVE
- 32. DESIGN TOOLS: INTERACTIVE ALLEY VIEWS
- 33. WE WANT YOUR INPUT WORKSHOP FORMAT • 3 Stations - 2 Alleys per station (North, Central, South) • Rotate Every 20 Minutes (Optional) – 15 Minutes of Discussion Time 3-5 Minute Intermission Between Rotations • Regroup to share highlights last 30 minutes – Next Steps
- 34. LET’S GET TO WORK!
- 36. • Feedback via the LPN website www.lowerpolk.org NEXT STEPS ALLEYWAYS VISION PLAN
- 37. Plantings Linden Alley – San Francisco
- 38. Vine Plantings Frank Norris Alley
- 39. Living Walls PRECEDENT | Brannan Street, San Francisco
- 40. Open Space Connections Sergeant John MacCauley Park | Myrtle Alley
- 41. Open Space Connections Redding Elementary| Frank Norris Alley
- 42. Parklets QUETZAL | Fern Alley
- 43. Corner Cafes JANE | Cedar Alley
- 44. Alley Cafes PRECEDENT | Belden Place, San Francisco
- 46. Overhead Light Strings Fern Alley
- 48. Street Art “LOVE YOUR CITY” | Hemlock Alley
- 49. Art Installations PRECEDENTS| Australia, Texas , Portugal
- 50. Chicanes (Planting Islands) PRECEDENT| Philadelphia
- 54. FERN TURN SF DPW
- 55. AUSTIN ALLEY LPN/PACIFIC EAGLE HOLDING/IA