In the Works - Community Newsletter In the Works June 2017 | Page 25

Vintage Muni streetcar from
Washington D.C., circa 1946,
is a great match for the new
colored pavement at Jane
Warner Plaza.
pavement after spot repairs
at the plaza were completed
– adding a welcome splash
of color to the Castro
neighborhood destination.
Jane Warner Plaza, named after
a Patrol Special Police Officer
who walked the neighborhood
beat, came to life in 2009.
Then, the City, in partnership
with the Castro/Upper Market
Community Benefit District,
closed off the block of 17th
Street, just east of the Castro
and Market intersection, to
private autos and trucks. Born
was a public gathering space.
Improvements to Jane Warner
Plaza, including the blue-tinted
ground, are an offshoot of the
Castro Streetscape project,
which Public Works managed.
Completed in the fall of 2014,
upgrades along Castro Street,
from Market to 19th streets,
include wider sidewalks, new
street trees and landscaping,
new street lights, street furniture
and bike parking, decorative
rainbow-striped crosswalks and
a freshly paved roadway in the
heart of San Francisco’s historic
LGBT neighborhood.
The $4.5 million streetscape
improvements were funded with
proceeds from the $248 million
Road Repaving and Street
Safety Bond, which City voters
approved in 2011.
June 2017 - San Francisco Public Works Newsletter