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Public Works director reports on Treasure Island excavation, Sixth Street safety project and neighborhood programs
Summary
Director Carla Short described recent Public Works activity including excavation and removal of 500,000 cubic yards of soil for the Bay FC Performance Center on Treasure Island (soil to be reused on-island), the Sixth Street pedestrian safety project ribbon-cutting, and neighborhood beautification and heritage-month events.
Public Works Director Carla Short gave the commission an update on Sept. 25 that highlighted recent project work and community programs.
Treasure Island and Bay FC: Short said Public Works supported the Bay FC Performance Center groundbreaking on Treasure Island, providing public-infrastructure design review and construction-management oversight. She said the department oversaw the excavation and removal of "500,000 cubic yards of dirt from the site within a very tight 3 month schedule," and later noted the soil was being recycled on-island for geotechnical settlement work.
"We managed the excavation and removal of 500,000 cubic yards of dirt from the site within a very tight 3 month schedule," Short said during her report, and later added that the soil "was moved a few streets away for the geotechnical settlement work of the next phase of streets and infrastructure. So they're going to be actually recycling that soil on the island."
Pedestrian safety and community events: Short described the Sixth Street pedestrian safety improvements between Market and Howard and at Sixth and Bryant, noting Public Works led design and construction and partnered with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. The project includes widened sidewalks, corner bulb-outs, new signals, pedestrian lighting and decorative paving. Short said Public Works staff participated in a Fillmore District town hall hosted by Mayor Lurie.
Neighborhood programs and volunteer work: Short said Public Works is celebrating Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month with an internal series of events and is organizing a Neighborhood Beautification Day on Oct. 4 in the Sunset and Parkside neighborhoods; kickoff was scheduled for 9 a.m. at Sunset Elementary School, Ortega Street and 40th Avenue.
Street sweeping pilot: In response to a resident request about Lower Nob Hill street sweeping, Short explained that mechanical sweeping is available across much of the city but that in some blocks it is provided only after neighborhood consensus and that supervisors have been working with residents on pilots where parking restrictions can permit mechanical sweeping; she said additional sweepers and drivers would require a budget initiative if pilots expand.
Operational note: Short reported a localized power outage at 49 South Van Ness earlier the same day; she said building systems and emergency operations performed and that staff conducted a "hot wash" (after-action review) with the Director of Emergency Management to identify improvements.
