FRAME THE ISLAIS CREEK WATERSHED:
CREATE A.L.L. CULTURE-ECOLOGY-TECHNOLOGY LINKED NEIGHBORHOODS

A Phased Development Project

© 2004-10 Bonnie Ora Sherk & Life Frames, Inc.

Incorporate systemic ecological design to link open spaces, parks, schools, streets, transportation corridors in diverse neighborhoods and Frame the Islais Creek Watershed, simultaneously serving multiple functions, while supporting the Mayor’s Greening Initiatives, Better Streets Program, and SFPUC’s Sewage System Improvement Program Project Priorities:

• Call Attention To, and Frame the Islais Creek Watershed, through development of a new narrative, expressive landscape of integrated elements that link and reunite several San Francisco communities: Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, Mission, Bayview, Potrero Hill, Portola, Crocker Amazon, Excelsior, Sunnyside, Glen Park - through their connection to the Islais Creek Watershed

• Mitigate flooding from the Islais and Precita Creeks in areas of flood plain and reduce volume of flow in sewer system and the Bay.

• Plant native riparian and uplands trees and native understory with interpretive signage in schools, open spaces, parks, along transportation corridors – reconfiguring streets, medians, sidewalks, and other public places, when possible, to help stop flooding, beautify local environs, while re-attracting wildlife.

• Provide traffic calming, bike and pedestrian paths. and seating areas, where possible.

• Discover areas of Creek that may be daylighted: along Highway 280; near Balboa HS and Denman MS, south end of St. Mary’s Park, Farmer’s Market area, 101 Interchange area, along Cesar Chavez, Precita Park, Potrero del Sol Park, multiple other opportunities.

• Develop, with community artists, themed narrative murals and other artworks along the corridors that celebrate local ecologies, history, and cultures - past, present, future.

• Attract new businesses to underserved neighborhoods by adding charm and interest to neighborhoods by creating an A.L.L. ECO/Culture Zone in each community.

• Celebrate uniqueness of each neighborhood; transform and beautify it; and make it safer, by showcasing local resources: ecological, built, and multicultural – past, present, future – through creation of A.L.L. Multimedia Digital Archives developed in concert with community residents, including youth, and displayed on green-powered, sculptural Digital Gateways throughout Watershed and open spaces, while linking neighborhoods through live interactive broadcast.

• Link BART stations in Islais Creek Watershed: Balboa; Glen Park; 24th Street through live, interactive connections between sites and displays of local A.L.L. Multimedia Archives.

• Create meaningful intergenerational ecological learning programs and multiple community educational, stewardship, and civic engagement opportunities including Green Skills Job Training, linking interrelated subjects based on A.L.L. Framework, Standards-Based Curriculum, and Watershed.

• Link existing Branch Living Library sites in Excelsior, Bernal Heights, Chinatown, and Roosevelt Island, NYC communities through interactive programs and live broadcast; link with Branch Living Library sites as they emerge in diverse parts of the world – creating local and global opportunities.

• Link multiple city and state agencies, community groups, and individuals in processes & opportunities.

The main streets to involve and transform may include sections of: Cesar Chavez, 101 Freeway Interchange, Mission Street, Evans Avenue, Third Street, Alemany Blvd., Highway 280, Geneva Avenue, Cayuga Avenue, other opportunities.