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Louis Sutter Playground | Path improvements complete | Construction update July 2023

Our replacement of a failed asphalt pathway south of Louis Sutter Playground is now complete! The fencing has been removed, large logs are in position to prevent vehicle access, and the adjacent area is prepared for future planting. This new Outdoor Recre...

Louis Sutter Playground | Construction update July 2023

Hello neighbors! A quick construction update on Louis Sutter Playground. We passed our accessibility inspections and construction fencing is coming down soon. You will see ongoing planting work after the fencing is removed, but we’re excited to ...

Complete the McLaren Park 2020 Bond Planning priorities survey

Happy summer, McLaren Park neighbors and visitors!

We’ve created a new map-based survey to collect your thoughts on possible programming, infrastructure, and connectivity improvements in John McLaren Park.

Please take 15-20 minutes over the next s...

Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Reminder: Proposal at Rec & Parks Commission tomorrow

Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park – Recreation and Parks Commission – June 15, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

 The Recreation and Parks Commission will hear the proposed Shelley Promenade Project tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

• The Pr...

Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Proposal goes to Recreation and Parks Commission in June

Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park – Recreation and Parks Commission – Operations Committee, June 1, 2023

 The Operations Committee of the Recreation and Parks Commission will hear the proposed Shelley Promenade...

McLaren Trails design is underway! Virtual meeting, 4/11 at 6pm

We have been working on environmental compliance for the McLaren Trails project, which is complicated, as most of the trail work falls within natural resource management areas and under that Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Natural Resources Mana...

Virtual Community Meeting, April 11 | McLaren 2020 Bond – Possible Projects and Priorities

McLaren 2020 Bond – Possible Projects and Priorities

Virtual Community Meeting

April 11th, at 6:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://bit.ly/mclarenmtg41123

Meeting ID: 861 9658 9635     Passcode: 386700

Dial in: 669.900.6833

The project te...

SF Rec and Park Commission Meeting at Joe Lee Rec Center | March 16 at 10 a.m.

Come meet your Recreation and Park Commissioners at our offsite Commission meeting at Joe Lee Rec Center!

March 16, 2023 | 10 a.m. | Joe Lee Recreation Center, 1598 Oakdale Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124

Agenda and meeting info can be found at sfrecpark.or...

Louis Sutter Playground update | February 2023

Construction is underway south of Louis Sutter Playground! We are removing a failing pathway and grading the hillside to achieve an easy slope from the parking lot to the existing path between Dwight and the Hidden Bridges. This is the first segment of a ...

McLaren Park Trails Project Presentation to Commission on 12/7!

The final draft conceptual design for the McLaren Trails Priority Improvements project will be presented to the Recreation and Parks Capital Committee next Wednesday 12/7 at 2pm. Connection details are at the bottom of this post.

A summary of the project s...

Presentation of the McLaren Trails final draft plans, Monday 10/17/2022 at 6:30pm

Thanks to everyone who attended trail walks or otherwise shared dialogue with staff this summer, as we continue to refine the concept design for priority trail improvements and enhancement of natural features in McLaren Park.

You can click these links to r...

Trail walks in McLaren Park 6/29 and 7/14

Recreation & Parks is hosting two trail walks to share proposed priority trail improvements, highlight natural resources, and hear park user suggestions for signage that will help people navigate and appreciate McLaren Park. We will also discuss propo...

McLaren Trails Project Walk POSTPONED for the June 14th event

We apologize for the inconvenience as our Project Manager is out sick. We will be postponing the June 14th 8:30 am site walk, but will still be moving forward with the 29th. We will reschedule as soon as possible.

Thanks for your continued interest in McLa...

Trail Walks in McLaren Park, June 14th (Postponed) and June 29th!

Kickoff summer with some time out in nature and join us for one or two upcoming walks through McLaren Park!  

Our McLaren Trails project team will be sharing proposed priority trail improvements in four areas of the park, as identified in the 2017...

Volunteers on Saturdays at the McLaren Native Plant Garden

Interested in helping improve our parks? Volunteer at the McLaren Park Native Plant Garden in Visitacion Valley on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The garden is located on Visitacion Avenue across from Herz Playground. Work will include moving mulch ...

Trails update and Visitacion Ave Streetscape Meeting 2/10

The McLaren Trails Priority Improvements project team has been working with the Planning Department on environmental compliance, thoroughly reviewing the proposed trail improvements and natural features restoration work alongside the activities previously...

Construction at the McLaren Park Native Plant Garden will begin this week!

The McLaren Park Native Plant Garden will showcase the benefits of California Native Plants, beautify the Visitacion Avenue corridor, increase public access and participation, and provide a venue for outdoor education. Click here to view the site plan.

Sta...

McLaren Park Native Plant Garden Project Plans

The McLaren Park Native Plant Garden transforms a blighted and hazardous corner of McLaren Park into a functional open space, providing a safe resource for recreation and environmental education about the value of planting native plants throughout the Cit...

McLaren Trails - Native Plant Garden meeting this evening and pathway work upcoming

Parks Alliance is hosting a virtual meeting this evening at 6pm to review the scope of a Native Plant Garden, just south of the Leland community garden and adjacent to the proposed new trail along Visitacion Avenue.

Growing Outdoors and Learning (...

Follow Up from 5/20/20 Virtual Community Meeting

Thank you to the 40 community members who stepped into the unknown with the Project Team for Rec and Parks first virtual community meeting! Thanks for your comments and questions and for bearing with us as we worked with the new technology.

Click here for ...

McLaren Trails Virtual Community Meeting TODAY 4pm

The next community meeting for the McLaren Trails Priority Improvements Project will be online TODAY at 4pm.

Please follow this link to join: https://bit.ly/mclarentrailsvirtualevent1

Please note that the meeting is accessible in Spanish, Traditional Chines...

Conceptual Design Process Continues for McLaren Trails Priority Projects

I hope you are well and finding opportunities to connect with nature and virtually connect with community during this time of sheltering in place.

I’m posting this blog with immense gratitude for our urban parks: the home these lands provide for ...

McLaren Park 3/7 Trails Walk Recap

Thanks to the 25 passionate and dedicated park users who showed up for our trails walk on Saturday despite social distancing and rain! This post includes some highlights from the walk.

We opened with RPD staff sharing a summary of the McLaren Trails Priori...

NEXT TRAIL WALK SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 7

We will have our second trails walk in the concept design process on Saturday, March 7^th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Meet at the upper reservoir parking lot, across from the water tower on John F. Shelley Dr.

We’ll be reviewing the trail and restorati...

TRAIL WALK #1 – VISITACION AVENUE CORRIDOR

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday 11/16/19 for our 1^st Trail Walk in the concept design process! This was the first of several opportunities for the McLaren Park community to provide input into trail design in the four priority areas identified ...

MCLAREN PARK TRAILS AND PATHS PROJECT – SITE WALK

We are all set to have a site walk to discuss the trails and paths portion of the McLaren Park Project.

The first site walk will be of the Visitacion Avenue trail.

Meet Saturday 11/16/2019 at 9:30am at the McLaren Community Garden on Visitacion Ave.

For more...

HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND GRANT SOUGHT FOR MCLAREN PARK TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS AT VISITACION AVE

The McLaren Park Trails Improvement Project team has applied for another grant in an effort to leverage already committed 2012 Bond funding. Staff will present this grant opportunity to the Recreation and Park Commission Capital Committee on Wednesday, No...