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Planning Department unveils Green Connections network to link neighborhoods to parks
Summary
The Planning Department described Green Connections, a 115‑mile, 24‑route network to improve walking, biking and stormwater management routes to neighborhood parks. The plan includes a design toolkit, plant list and six neighborhood pilot projects to guide implementation over a 20‑year horizon.
Planning staff presented Green Connections, an initiative to create safe, green connectors between neighborhoods and parks across San Francisco.
Kirsten Lisonbee of the Planning Department said the project identifies 24 routes totaling about 115 miles, with goals of improving active transportation, urban ecology (stormwater and habitat) and neighborhood livability. Staff described a design toolkit with 19 elements, a community plant list, and neighborhood demonstration projects in six areas (Bayview, Western Addition, Tenderloin, Chinatown, Visitacion Valley, Potrero).
Miriam Serrell of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency described SFMTA’s role in coordinating transportation elements and said several corridor projects are already funded in agency capital plans. Nonprofits including Parks Alliance and Nature in the City praised the outreach and toolkit products and said the materials will support community‑led implementation.
Staff said about 12% of the network is identified in agency capital plans over the next five years; much of the remainder will be coordinated with future projects, grant funding, and community‑led efforts. The plan is informational; next steps include incorporating elements into the Recreation Open Space Element (ROSE) and working with implementing agencies.
