SSIP Annual Reports 2018 Annual Report | Page 31

31 SSIP Annual Report 2018 Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Projects The SFPUC is moving closer to the City’s goal of managing one billion gallons of stormwater with green infrastructure by 2050. In the summer of 2017 the Holloway Green Street in the Ingleside neighborhood was completed. Holloway marked the first green infrastructure project funded through the State Revolving Loan Fund Program, which provides low-cost financing that saves ratepayer dollars, and the first porous concrete installation in the City. You can view the ribbon cutting and demonstration of the first use of permeable concrete in the public right-of-way here. Construction was also completed on the Chinatown Living Alley on Spofford Street, the Wiggle Phase 2 in the Lower Haight, Phase I of the Sunset Boulevard Greenway, and the Visitacion Valley Green Nodes. These projects feature rain gardens and permeable pavement to manage stormwater through infiltration, reducing the burden on the sewer system and improving neighborhoods. As these green projects are completed, educational signage will be installed to inform the community about the history of the watershed, explain the function of green stormwater management technology, identify the natural habitat and species within that neighborhood, and encourage us all to be “rain guardians” by committing to keeping these neighborhood assets clean and functional. In 2019 Construction is expected to begin on Phase 2 of the Sunset Boulevard Greenway and Baker Beach Green Street. Mission & Valencia Streets Green Gateway and Holloway Green Street help beautify their neighborhoods and manage stormwater. Learn more about the benefits of green infrastructure at sfwater.org/greeninfrastructure. Status of Projects Mission & Valencia Streets Green Gateway: Completed Summer 2017 Wiggle Neighborhood Green Corridor: Completed Summer 2018 Holloway Green Street: Completed Summer 2017 Sunset Boulevard Greenway (Phase 2): Construction Fall 2019 through Spring 2021 Chinatown Living Alley: Completed Fall 2018 Baker Beach Green Street: Construction Spring 2019 through Summer 2020 Visitacion Valley Green Nodes: Completed Winter 2018 Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting: Construction Fall 2020 through Fall 2022