San Francisco Public Works Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2017-18 | Page 36

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Hallidie Plaza
Blossoms
One Hallidie Plaza
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Tourists, commuters, shoppers and local denizens waiting in line for cable
car rides at the Powell Street turnaround were greeted by newly minted
planter boxes spilling with colorful summer flowers and bountiful plants
along the Hallidie Plaza railings. This one-year pilot project was driven by
a vision to make the public space at Powell and Market streets in the heart
of downtown more beautiful and welcoming.
Public Works landscape architects selected plants and flowers based on an
orange and chartreuse color scheme that also are low maintenance, durable
and showy. The City’s Community Challenge Grant Program helped fund
the improvement project and we partnered with the nonprofit San Francisco
Clean City Coalition to provide regular watering and maintenance, and
staff the Hallidie Plaza elevator to ensure it is kept clean and safe and used
for its intended purpose.