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Vision Boulevard Block Party
June 1 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us and learn more about Vision Boulevard.
The Central Freeway stub has corroded the heart of San Francisco for six decades. It looms over Division and 13th Streets and carves into the nexus of centrally-located neighborhoods and City districts. It is a significant hazard, with several of the city’s most dangerous intersections underneath or part of the Central Freeway. Toxic vehicle and roadway particulates adversely affect nearby residents and workers. It blocks countless benefits, like desperately needed new housing, new transit opportunities, and green space. Its vestigial infrastructure is a barrier to neighborhood connectivity. It must go.
Enter Vision Blvd, a grassroots San Francisco campaign that calls for the complete removal of the Central Freeway once and for all. We are a group of designers, public school educators, traffic engineers, and community members who deeply care about San Francisco and want to see it reach its full potential, but we can’t do this alone.
For the first time since the inception of Vision Blvd, we are entering a phase of important fundraising that will help us accomplish our goals. Here are the two main areas of need we are looking to address:
- Research and Studies: Vision Blvd will help sponsor studies centered on transportation, housing, environmental impacts, and opportunities for green space along the 13th and Division Streets corridor. Professionals with deep expertise will conduct these studies and help us develop a proposal that satisfies all stakeholders, looks to the future, and addresses all community needs.
- Events & Organization: Vision Blvd is currently a pro bono effort. However, there are various costs, like maintaining our digital resources and creating promotional materials. We will also host various events all over San Francisco to highlight our effort, spread awareness, gather community input, and have fun. For example, we will host a block party on June 1st, requiring City permits, campaign materials, tables, canopies, entertainment, food and drinks, and many other resources.