Alemany protected bike lanes OPEN! Pedestrian Improvement in 2022!

COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE NEW ALEMANY MAZE BIKEWAY 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—On Sunday, February 28, District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen, community members, and state and local transportation agency representatives will gather to celebrate the installation of protected bike lanes along Alemany Boulevard and San Bruno Avenue at the US 101/I-280 interchange. The Alemany Interchange Bike Lanes Project includes new crosswalk striping, protected bike lanes, green painted bike left-turn boxes, and a lane reduction on Alemany Boulevard, making it safer and easier for people to bike and walk between the Portola and Bernal neighborhoods. 

These improvements were suggested by area residents from the Portola Neighborhood Association and later planned through the Alemany Interchange Improvements Study, a community-based effort funded by Caltrans and the SFCTA, which led the study.  The Phase 1 project was delivered by the SFMTA in partnership with Caltrans and SF Public Works. Funding for the project was provided by San Francisco’s half-cent sales tax for transportation.  

This celebration will mark the completion of the first phase of the Alemany Interchange Bike Lanes Project. The second phase of improvements, which includes a multi-use path and new signalized crossing of Alemany Boulevard near the Farmers Market, is scheduled for completion later this year.

What: Alemany Maze Bikeway Celebration and Bike Tour

Who: District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen, Portola Neighborhood Association, SF Bicycle Coalition, SFMTA Director Jeff Tumlin, SFCTA Director Tilly Chang, Caltrans 

When: Sunday, February 28th, 2021 at 11:15 a.m. 

Where: Meet at Alemany Farmers Market Entrance at 11:00 a.m. Brief remarks will begin at 11:15 a.m. This will be followed by a community bike ride to the Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by the Portola Neighborhood Association at 2675 San Bruno Ave. 

COVID Precautions: Please remember your mask and maintain distance with others at this event.

For More Information Contact: Paige Miller paige.miller@sfcta.org or 415-930-3132 

Silver Terrace Wellness Day - Saturday, July 23

The Southeast corner of San Francisco, home to some of the friendliest people in the city, is also home to some of the city’s most pressing health and wellness issues. Thankfully, there are a growing number of civic-minded neighbors and non-profit organizations that are trying to change that.

In response to the need for neighbors to get active and get outside, the Friends of Silver Terrace Playground, a new park and community group, is hosting its first Wellness Day on Saturday, July 23rd Wellness Day at Silver Terrace Playground, which serves the Bayview, Portola, and Bernal Heights neighborhoods as their local playground, and the city at large as one of it's primary club sports venues.

Working with the Neighborhood Parks Council and the San Francisco Department of Rec & Parks, the event aims to address wellness issues facing this part of the city through sport and exercise, food and nutrition, and health and safety. It will present neighbors with a variety of ways to get healthy, including: basketball, volleyball, badminton and soccer clinics; yoga; karate; tai chi; walking; and more.  There will also be kids craft activities provided by Portola Family Connections and Our Family Coalition.

There will be gardening demonstrations by Quesada Gardens Initiative, Urban Sprouts and Flowercraft, vegetables donated by the SF Produce Market, Veritable Vegetable, and Bi-Rite that will be given away by VeggieTable, plus local soil quality information. There will also be basic CPR instruction, health testing and information about primary care options for low-income San Franciscans, asthma, COPD, diabetes, HIV, suicide prevention, smoking cessation, plus other health, wellness, and safety information.  Many of the event's healthcare providers, including UCSF, SFGH, NEMS, and Clinic by the Bay, will be providing information in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese.  We will also have on-hand a representative from the California Healthcare Interpreting Association with translation services.

Area businesses have also graciously offered to chip in, with Recology providing healthy BBQ’d veggie burgers and vegetables, and AMR providing an ambulance for ‘junior paramedics’ to climb inside and to learn about our first responders.  We will also have a supervised dog play area, provided by Fog City Dogs, so that you can leave your dog in good hands while experiencing some of the events we have planned.  Sports Basement will also be sending their folks to help with our soccer clinic.

Sports Clinics:
10:30 - 1:00 Soccer (Sports Basement)
10:30 - 11:30 Volleyball (Rec & Park Dept)
12:30 - 1:30 Basketball (Rec & Park Dept)
1:00 - 2:00 Badminton

Activities:
10:00 - 11:00 Yoga
10:30 Basic CPR
11:00 Tai Chi
11:30 Kids' Karate
12:30 Basic CPR

All Day:
Free Veggie give-away (while supplies last)
Free lunch
Gardening demos
Junior Paramedics


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Silver Terrace Playground, located at the corner of Silver Ave and Bayshore Blvd and renovated in 2006 through the City Fields Foundation, was once an unsafe and unwelcoming place. The renovation has seen usage of the playground increase by over 5000 hours annually, and has created a safer place for everyone to enjoy.

Silver Terrace Playground Wellness Day Saturday, July 23, 2011 10AM – 2PM Silver Ave at Bayshore Blvd, just off Hwy-101

Wellness Day is being organized by the Friends of Silver Terrace Playground, Portola Family Connections, Parks94124, and the Neighborhood Parks Council, and is being put on entirely through volunteer effort and donations. To help, or for more information, contact: Chris Waddling at cawaddling@gmail.com or Victoria Bell at vbell@sfnpc.org or 415-621-3260. On the web at http://sfnpc.org/wellnessday/

Silver Terrace Wellness Day: June 4th

The Southeast corner of San Francisco, home to some of the friendliest people in the city, is also home to some of the city’s most pressing health and wellness issues. Thankfully, there are a growing number of civic-minded neighbors and non-profit organizations that are trying to change that.

In response to the need for neighbors to get active and get outside, the Friends of Silver Terrace Playground, a new park and community group, is hosting its first Wellness Day on Saturday, June 4th Wellness Day at Silver Terrace Playground, which serves the Bayview, Portola, and Bernal Heights neighborhoods as their local playground, and the city at large as one of it's primary club sports venues.

Working with the Neighborhood Parks Council, Parks 94124 and Portola Family Connections, the event aims to address wellness issues facing this part of the city through sport and exercise, food and nutrition, and health and safety. It will present neighbors with a variety of ways to get healthy, including: basketball, volleyball, badminton, and soccer clinics, yoga, line dancing, walking, and more.

There will be gardening demonstrations by Quesada Gardens Initiative, Urban Sprouts and Flowercraft, vegetables donated by the SF Produce Market and Bi-Rite that will be given away by VeggieTable, plus local soil quality information. There will also be basic CPR instruction, health testing and information about asthma, COPD, diabetes, and HIV, plus other health, wellness, and safety information.

Area businesses have also graciously offered to chip in, with Recology providing healthy BBQ’d veggie burgers and vegetables, and AMR providing an ambulance for ‘junior paramedics’ to climb inside and to learn about our first responders.  We will also have a supervised dog play area, provided by Fog City Dogs, so that you can leave your dog in good hands while experiencing some of the events we have planned.

Sports Clinics:
10:30 - 1:00 Soccer (Sports Basement)
10:30 - 11:30 Volleyball (Samoan Community Development Center)
12:30 - 1:30 Basketball (Rec & Park Dept)
1:00 - 2:00 Badminton

Activities:
10:00 - 11:00 Yoga
10:30 & 12:30 Basic CPR
11:30 Hula
12:30 Line dancing

All Day:
Free Veggie give-away
Free lunch
Gardening demos
Ambulance rides

Silver Terrace Playground, located at the corner of Silver Ave and Bayshore Blvd and renovated in 2006 through the City Fields Foundation, was once an unsafe and unwelcoming place. The renovation has seen usage of the playground increase by over 5000 hours annually, and has created a safer place for everyone to enjoy.

Silver Terrace Playground Wellness Day Saturday, June 4, 2011 10AM – 2PM Silver Ave at Bayshore Blvd, just off Hwy-101

Wellness Day is being organized by the Friends of Silver Terrace Playground, Portola Family Connections, Parks94124, and the Neighborhood Parks Council, and is being put on entirely through volunteer effort and donations. To help, or for more information, contact: Chris Waddling at cawaddling@gmail.com or Victoria Bell at vbell@sfnpc.org or 415-621-3260. On the web at http://sfnpc.org/wellnessday/