In the Works - Community Newsletter August 2017 | Page 45

Creating
an Oasis
in the Middle
of a Street
Potrero Hill residents have been
teaming up with Public Works crews to
nurture one of the City’s newest street
parks, turning the one-time dumping
ground and sometimes homeless
encampment into a welcoming green
space for neighbors to enjoy.
Carolina Island Park, located along the
Carolina Street median between 22nd
and 23rd streets near the top of Potrero
Hill, falls under the Street Parks
Program, a partnership between Public
Works and the nonprofit San Francisco
Parks Alliance. Neighborhood
volunteers pitch in to help maintain
the patches of parkland.
The Carolina Island Park stewards held
a workday on Aug. 8, joining our crews
to clear underbrush along the median.
The work was rigorous but satisfying,
with more to come.
Efforts like these not only improve
our neighborhoods, but also build
community.
August 2017 - San Francisco Public Works Newsletter