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    The document summarizes a community presentation about planned improvements to the Washington Square Playground in San Francisco. It provides an overview of the project timeline and budget, background on the city's Let'sPlaySF initiative to renovate playgrounds, and two preliminary design options for the site. Feedback from the first community meeting is also recapped. The presentation seeks input on design priorities and preferences between the two options.

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    The document summarizes a community presentation about planned improvements to the Washington Square Playground in San Francisco. It provides an overview of the project timeline and budget, background on the city's Let'sPlaySF initiative to renovate playgrounds, and two preliminary design options for the site. Feedback from the first community meeting is also recapped. The presentation seeks input on design priorities and preferences between the two options.

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    SF REC & PARK

    WASHINGTON SQUARE PLAYGROUND


    COMMUNITY PRESENTATION #2
    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016

    A LetsPlaySF
    Playground Project

    Supervisor
    Aaron Peskin
    District 3

    Project Manager
    Levi Conover
    Recreation and Parks Department

    Design Team
    Lizzy Hirsch, Landscape Architect
    Lauren McClure, Design Assistant
    San Francisco Public Works

    Building Design & Construction

    GROUND RULES
    Please sign-in
    Turn off cell phones
    Direct comments to the facilitator
    Raise your hand to speak
    Keep to the agenda
    Please hold all questions for the end

    Ground Rules
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    AGENDA
    Welcome, Introductions, and Objectives
    Part I:

    LetsPlay SF/2012 Bond Program

    Part II:

    Project Overview

    Part III:

    Results from Meeting #1

    Part IV:

    Site Options

    Part V:

    Feedback

    Agenda
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    MEETING OBJECTIVES
    Provide an opportunity for public input on the future improvements
    planned for Washington Square Playground.
    We want to hear from you first to help inform the project.
    Identify project design preferences for play area.
    Engage with community in design priorities.

    Objectives
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    PART I
    LetsPlaySF & 2012 Bond Program

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    LetsPlaySF! is a partnership between the San Francisco Recreation and


    Parks Department and the San Francisco Parks Alliance that seeks to inspire
    creativity and play throughout the City through great playgrounds.
    In the coming years, 13 playgrounds prioritized for improvement by a citizen
    task force will be re-imagined and redesigned to nurture growing bodies
    and brains for this and future generations of San Franciscos children.
    The project began with voter approval of the 2012 Clean and Safe
    Neighborhood Parks Bond that included $15.5 million to renovate the citys
    worst playgrounds.
    A citizen task force met for six months, held six public meetings including a
    field trip and prioritized 13 playgrounds as the most in need of renovation
    based on three primary criteria:
    o Presence of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) wood
    o Neighborhood Demographics: high youth density
    o Neighborhood Demographics: low median income
    2012 Bond Program Background
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    Priority Playgrounds per the Failing


    Playgrounds Task Force
    Adopted December 2014

    Washington Square*

    .
    !

    Sgt. John Macaulay Park*

    .
    !

    .
    !

    Richmond Playground*

    .
    !

    Buchanan Street Mall

    !
    .
    .
    !

    Tier 1

    Supervisor Districts

    CCA-Treated Wood

    Tier 2
    3

    Panhandle Playground*

    .
    !
    5

    .
    !

    .
    !

    Golden Gate Heights Park*

    Juri Commons*

    .
    !
    6

    West Portal Playground*

    .
    !

    10

    "
    N /A

    Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove*

    .
    !

    John McLaren Park (Group Picnic)*

    .
    !

    11
    Merced Heights Playground*
    8

    Alice Chalmers Playground*

    .
    !

    .
    !
    Herz Playground

    0.25

    0.5

    1 Mile

    2012 Bond Program Background


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    These playgrounds are spread all across San Francisco and serve nearly
    20,000 children
    $15.5 million is not enough to fund all the playgrounds, so the Department is
    partnering with the Parks Alliance to raise at least $10.75 million in private
    funding to ensure there are safe imaginative places to play across San
    Francisco
    If you love playgrounds and play and if you are interested in getting
    involved in the city-wide campaign please be in touch!
    Questions ? Contact:
    Lisa Bransten OR Meagan Demitz
    Director of Partnerships Interim Director of Philanthropy
    SF Recreation and Parks Department SF Parks Alliance
    [email protected] [email protected]

    2012 Bond Program Background


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    PROJECT TEAM
    Project Manager

    Levi Conover
    Recreation and Parks Department

    Design Team

    Lizzy Hirsch, Landscape Architect


    Lauren McClure, Landscape Designer
    San Francisco Public Works

    Rec and Park Management

    Lisa Bransten, RPD Director of Partnerships


    Toks Ajike, RPD Capital Oversight Manager
    Zack Taylor, RPD Park Service Manager

    Project Team
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    PART II
    Project Overview

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    PROJECT SCHEDULE
    Planning Spring 2016
    Meeting #1 May 2016
    Meeting #2 June 2016
    Meeting #3 Fall 2016
    Design Fall 2016
    Bidding + Start Construction

    Spring 2017

    Construction Complete

    Late 2018 - Early 2019

    PROJECT BUDGET
    $1.493 million = $990,000 Construction Cost + $503,000 Soft Cost
    -Soft costs include: project management, design, planning and engineering services, construction
    management, permits, surveys, & miscellaneous fees.

    Project Schedule and Budget


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    PROJECT CONTEXT + PARAMETERS


    Playground included in the Washington Square
    Landmark designation, 1999.
    1/13th of park area,
    Tucked in shade zone of park.
    Playground footprint to follow current.
    Current playground standards require more space
    than existing equipment.
    Funds targeted only to playground improvement.
    Benches part of historic fabric.

    A. Corner of Filbert St. & Powell St.


    A

    B. Looking Across Central Lawn


    Playground Context
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    PART III
    Results from Meeting #1

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    MEETING #1 FEEDBACK
    The playground currently serves tots (in AM) and teens (PM) and seniors.
    Eliminate stair access at corner of Powell St. and Filbert St. for safety.
    Eliminate sand.
    Accommodate Tot Age.
    Keep Trees.
    Preference for a sculptural element.
    Study the use of a fence or wall barrier at playground edge that will
    allow visitors to still use seating and separate childrens play area.
    Incorporate a slide.
    Make it feel like an intimate space.

    Meeting #1 Feedback
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    PART IV
    Design Options

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    Site Analysis Diagram


    Eliminate Stair Access
    Retain Circulation Path
    Traffic

    force Buf
    f
    Rein

    er

    Restroom

    Pa
    r

    kC

    on

    ne

    cti

    vit

    Statue

    Drinking Fountain

    Site Analysis
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    Playful Hills
    Option A

    Through the Forest

    Option B

    Inspiration Sketches
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    Playful Hills

    Inspiration Photograph

    Option A: Inspiration
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    E
    C

    D
    A

    Site Plan Diagram_NTS

    A
    Inspiration Images

    Perspective Sketch

    Option A: Playful Hills


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    Through the Forest

    Inspiration Photograph

    Option B: Inspiration
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    C
    A

    Site Plan Diagram_NTS

    A
    Inspiration Images

    Perspective Sketch

    Option B: Through the Forest


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    PART V
    Feedback

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    COMMUNITY PRIORITIES & FEEDBACK


    What do you like about the design proposals?
    Which scheme do you prefer?
    What are your priorities for the playground?
    What elements from either do you particularly like?
    Is there anything you feel is missing?

    Feedback
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    NEXT STEPS...
    Please send comments to the Project Manager by August 1st, 2016.
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 415-581-2572
    Community Meeting #3 will be scheduled in Fall 2016 to review
    updated design . Please look out for notices.

    THANK YOU!!!

    Moving Forward
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    20 Minute Walk

    15 Minute Wal
    k

    10 Minute
    Walk
    5 Minu
    te Wa

    RUSSIAN HILL
    PARK
    FAY PARK

    lk

    JOE DIMAGGIO
    REC CENTER

    PIONEER
    PARK
    LEVI PLAZA

    GEORGE
    STERLING PARK

    MICHELANGELO
    PLAYGROUND

    HYDE & VALLEJO


    MINI PARK

    INA COOLBIRTH
    PARK

    HELEN WILLS
    PARK

    LAFAYETTE
    PARK

    WASHINGTON
    SQUARE PARK

    WASHINGTON &
    HYDE MINI PARK

    SYDNEY G.
    WALTON SQUARE
    WOH HEI YUEN
    PORTSMOUTH
    SQUARE PLAZA

    CHINESE REC
    CENTER
    WILLIE WOO WOO
    WONG PLAYGROUND
    HUNTINGTON PARK

    Park with Playground


    Park

    KIMBELL
    PLAYGROUND

    JEFFERSON
    SQUARE PARK

    FILLMORE &
    TURK MINI
    Building
    PARK Design & Construction
    EHH
    COMMUNITY

    TENDERLOIN
    PLAYGROUND
    BOEDDEKER
    PARK

    1/2mile

    1 mile

    Neighborhood Parks with Playgrounds


    CIVIC
    CENTER
    PLAZA

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    Joe DiMaggio Playground

    Michelangelo Playground

    Woh Hei Yuen Playground

    Portsmouth Square Plaza

    Chinese Recreation Center

    Washington & Hyde Mini Park

    Neighborhood Parks with Playgrounds


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