Balboa Reservoir community event on Dec 5

From the Balboa Reservoir Project developer team, AvalonBay/BRIDGE:

COME TO AN OPEN HOUSE!

Enjoy food and drinks with neighbors and Discuss Balboa Reservoir’s Sustainability Plan and Overall Project Updates.

Please join the Balboa Reservoir’s Architecture and Sustainability Team for food and drinks as we share initial plans to implement sustainable development practices for the Balboa Reservoir’s site infrastructure and buildings.

Date/time: Wednesday, Dec 5th between 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location:  Ingleside Presbyterian Church, 1345 Ocean Avenue 

For more information about the Balboa Reservoir, please visit our website: www.balboareservoir.com or contact us at: balboareservoir@gmail.com

For more information about the Balboa Reservoir Project, click top tab.

Nov 30: Opening of renovated Balboa Park Station entrance

Work has finished at the Balboa Park BART Station on the renovated east-side entrance, used by many in Sunnyside, in order to increase safety, passenger convenience and accessibility. Come to the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday Nov 30, 11 AM.

Thu May 31: Talk at SPUR on Balboa Reservoir

From SPUR: a lunchtime talk about the Balboa Reservoir Project this Thursday May 31.

SF.Streetsblog account of the talk: https://sf.streetsblog.org/2018/05/31/spur-talk-update-on-balboa-park-reservoir-development/

Bringing Homes to Balboa Reservoir

12:30 p.m. | Thursday, May 31, 2018

Located on a 17-acre parcel close to a BART and Muni Metro station, City College and other amenities, the Balboa Reservoir is an important site for new mixed-income housing in San Francisco. As part of the city’s Public Land for Housing program, a development team was recently selected to create up to 1,100 homes, a 2-acre central park and several mini-parks, childcare and more on the site. Join us to hear about the project’s vision, timeline and the next steps in the process.

+ Kevin Griffith / BRIDGE Housing Corporation
+ Joe Kirchofer / Avalon Bay
+ Emily Lesk / San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development
+ Jeremy Shaw / San Francisco Planning Department

SFMTA: Yet more pedestrian safety upgrades for Sunnyside streets

SFMTA sends this update on how they are implementing pedestrian safety improvements in Sunnyside, in part as a result of our Participating Budgeting grant from last year, but also due to the increased attention Monterey Blvd is getting since being identified as a High-Injury Corridor last year. Images added by SNA for illustration.

It’s time for an update on the progress of the Sunnyside area traffic and safety improvements were listed in the participatory budget application.

• The feedback on daylighting of intersections on Monterey Blvd, Hearst Street and Congo Street were mostly supportive of some parking loss to increasing pedestrian safety, so we are moving forward with this plan.

  

  Daylighting increases visibility. Left, without; right, with.

  Work orders should be sent out in the next week or two with implementation within the next month.

• We do not recommend stop signs at Gennessee/Hearst and Congo/Mangels. Additional red zones as part of the daylighting will be installed. Continental crosswalks will be installed at Gennessee/Hearst.  

Survey in progress: What do you want at the Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse?

UPDATE: Survey closed.

Local residents and families who use Sunnyside Playground: Please take this brief survey, so that Sunnyside Neighborhood Association will know which Recreation and Parks Department programming options to pursue for our local Clubhouse.

SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XT5Y3HT 

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

Fri & Sat: Balboa Reservoir Community Open House

On Friday April 20th and Saturday April 21st, view the developers’ plans for the Balboa Reservoir, including open space and community amenities. Give your feedback and talk with the design team. Ask questions, talk with neighbors, have refreshments.

• When: Friday Apr 20, 2-6pm and Saturday Apr 21, 10am-2pm.
• Where: 1100 Ocean Ave Community Room, off Unity Plaza next to Philz.
• What: More links about the Balboa Reservoir Project here.
• PDF Open House flyers for download: ENGLISH — SPANISH — CHINESE

This Saturday: Healthy Kids Day at Sunnyside Elementary School

This Saturday, Apr 21 (11am-2pm),  Mission YMCA will be holding their ‘Healthy Kids Day’ event at Sunnyside Elementary School.

Photo from the 2017 Mission YMCA Healthy Kids event at Sunnyside Elementary School . Source: https://www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/what-healthy-kids-look-y

About Healthy Kids Day
School’s out and it’s time to relax, decompress and have fun with friends. Summer is the time for kids to get up, get out and grow. But for some kids, exposure to activities that stimulate the body and mind ends with the school year. In fact, research shows that kids are prone to gain more weight and fall behind in studies.