Palou Community Garden

11/09/2023

Had no idea! Thank you for the info

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11/29/2015

Friends of Palou Garden Planting Party!!

Come out to the garden Sunday December 6 at 9:30am!

I hope this message finds you in a warm place.

With the El Nino rains around the corner, it would be a great time to put some plants in the ground at the garden.

We were thinking the “back forty” at the east end of the garden could use some large, flowering shrubs. The planted area in the garden along Palou Avenue could also use some shrubs and smaller flowering plants.

If you have a shovel or a hand trowel please bring it as we’re short those tools. We’ll have the plants and some hot coffee.

If you like, please spread the word as many hands make light work!

Hope to see you there!

07/02/2015

The Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project extends the entire length of the street, from Barneveld Avenue to Crisp Road, in the city’s Bayview district. Palou Avenue serves as a local commercial district for the surrounding residential neighborhood. The 1.7-mile stretch of roadway flows through many communities in the Bayview, each with a distinct character. The corridor, largely residential, runs from an industrial corridor at the west end to the Hunters Point Shipyard to the east..The renovation will provide a safer and more inviting environment for pedestrians, motorists and transit riders.

Final Design Meeting
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Library
5075 Third St
6PM - 7:30PM

Check out the Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Factsheet at http://www.sfdpw.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=4922

The project is currently in the planning phase and the streetscape improvements may include: New street trees and plants, better lighting, bus shelters, street furniture, curb ramps, bulb-outs, repaving and other enhancements to improve pedestrian safety by calming traffic and improving visibility at intersections.

05/02/2015

http://www.sfdpw.org/index.aspx?page=1722

*** 5/13/2015 - Second community meeting Wed,, 6pm-7:30pm, at the Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Branch Library Community Meeting Room, 5075 3rd Street

04/10/2015

This Sunday is Sunday Streets in Bayview, so if you want to come out to the garden, some of us will be there early - likely around 8:30AM - so that we can get out to enjoy the event on Third St. We'll be doing some general clean-up and some more planting (still lots of fescue that can go in).

03/09/2015

This coming Sunday, March 15, 10:30 to 12:30, we are going to be holding a planting party at the garden. We've already weeded and mulched an area to be planted, but need lots of hands to help us get some native grasses in the ground. We'll have food, water, gloves, and some tools on-hand for volunteers, but if you have your own, please bring them.

Looking ahead to Earth Day, we'd like to do a BBQ to bring the neighborhood out on Sunday, April 19. If you can help with planning, distributing fliers to neighbors, or with translation of fliers into Chinese, please let me know.

As always, the Palou Community Garden will continue to be open on Sundays from 10:30 to 12:30 for general gardening and clean-up work.

01/06/2015

Come and join your neighbors in further beautifying our little corner of the neighborhood. We've just made a new purchase of some native plants and now is the perfect time to put them in the ground. Sunday's activities will include: - weeding (out with the bad) - planting (in with the good) - planni…

08/29/2014

Significant improvements are coming to Palou Avenue, from Barneveld Avenue to Crisp St.

http://sfdpw.org/palou for more information.

The project will green and improve the appearance of the corridor and increase pedestrian safety by calming traffic and improving visibility at intersections with:
• new street trees and plants
• better lighting
• bus shelters
• street furniture
• curb ramps
• bulb-outs
• repaving

DPW didn't publicize last night's meeting very well, but it covered the project from Barneveld to 3rd St. Next Thursday, they'll be back at the library to discuss the other half of the project:

Crisp to 3rd Community Meeting
Thursday, Sept 4, 2014
6-7:30pm
Discussion of the area between Crisp Street to 3rd Street

*If you have questions or comments on the Barneveld to 3rd St portion, I would suggest emailing or calling the project manager, Frank Filice or Julian Pham (see below) to let them know that you want to discuss it at next Thursday's meeting.

Budget: The Palou Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project is funded by the 2011 Road Repaving and Street Safety bond.

Streetscape budget (Prop B): 3.68 million
Paving budget (Local): 3.45 million

Schedule

Current – Oct. 2014 Planning
Nov. 2014 – Jul. 2015 Design
Aug. 2015 – Dec. 2015 Bid / Award
Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2017 Construction

Project manager
Frank Filice, SFDPW [email protected]

For more information, contact
Julian Pham [email protected]
SFDPW Communications and Public Affairs
(415)-554-6960

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07/22/2014

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A new proposal before the Board of Supervisors would give significant tax breaks for property owners willing to set aside their empty lots as urban gardens.