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Public Works reports 110 trees planted, 300 parklet permits and process-improvement push

San Francisco Public Works Commission · March 13, 2025
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Director Carla Short told the San Francisco Public Works Commission that nearly 200 volunteers planted 110 street trees on Arbor Day, the commercial-permits team has approved its 300th legalized shared-spaces permit, and the department is applying Lean Six Sigma methods to speed project delivery.

Director Carla Short told the San Francisco Public Works Commission on March 13 that the department hosted a large Arbor Day effort and is moving to streamline project delivery across bureaus.

Short said the department and community volunteers planted 110 new street trees in the Tenderloin, Western Addition and South of Market neighborhoods, and nearly 200 people took part in planting and the accompanying Arbor Day Fair. "It was, an amazing Arbor Day, 1 of our best," Short said during her director's report.

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