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McLaren Park - Pedestrian, Bike and Streetscape Projects
Background
The McLaren Park Pedestrian, Bike and Streetscape Projects is an effort to improve safety for people walking, biking, taking transit and driving on McLaren Park’s streets and wide pathways, including:
- Visitación Avenue;
- Sunnydale Avenue;
- Crocker Amazon access; and
- John Shelley Drive Promenade.
The initial effort will concentrate on Visitac ión Avenue, which will bring a variety of improvements to the corridor including new sidewalks, new bikeways, new paving, and traffic calming, as well as opportunities for a new crosswalk, new landscaping, and lighting.
Visitación Avenue is a critical road to access McLaren Park from the south, but also a connector to Visitación Valley Middle School, and between the Visitación Valley, Portola, and Excelsior neighborhoods. Although the roadway has low vehicle traffic volumes, it has higher speed traffic, and lacks a sidewalk on its lower portion – a critical link between the Sunnydale and Visitación Valley communities to the middle school.
In 2018, the McLaren Park Vision Plan and the Visitación Valley Impact District called for redesigning the roadway to create pedestrian and bike access along the corridor. The crosswalk at Visitacion Valley Middle School has now been installed. The Recreation and Park Department was awarded a grant to fund the planning effort in this corridor, which will also coordinate with other projects in the area, as well as seek a capital funding source to implement the improvements that will come out of this effort.
Project Updates
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Project Update Blog
Let’sPlaySF! Initiative | Take the Let’sPlaySF! Playground Survey open through January 31, 2025
Thanks to the successful Let’sPlaySF! Initiative funded by the 2012 Park Bond, SF Parks Alliance, and philanthropic partners we are renovating 13 dilapidated playgrounds across our city. With 11 playgrounds already beautifully renovated and two more Read on…
McLaren Park | McLaren Park Collaborative meeting, November 18, 6:30 pm
Rec and Park staff will share various capital project updates at the virtual McLaren Collaborative meeting this evening, Monday 11/18, starting at 6:30 pm Read on…
McLaren Park – Shelley Promenade | Parking area opening near Mansell Street
Rec and Park is happy to announce the opening of a small parking area on John Shelley Drive West near Mansell Street at the Field of Dogs. Accessed from Mansell Street to the south, the area will accommodate over 20 vehicles, parked parallel to the Read on…
McLaren Trails Improvement Project | Tree work starts along Visitacion Ave the week of February 19
For the last four years, the Recreation and Park Department has been engaging neighbors and other stakeholders, developing designs, and working through regulatory compliance for priority trail improvements and natural features restoration in McLaren Park Read on…
Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Board of Supervisors Vote to Make Promenade Permanent
The Shelley Promenade in McLaren Park is now a permanent pedestrian promenade after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors signed the conversion into law on October 24. This nearly half-mile stretch of Read on…
Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Board of Supervisors review, next Monday, Oct 2, 1:30pm
In June 2023, SF Recreation and Park Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve the conversion of a section of John Shelley Drive in McLaren Park, from a vehicular roadway to a permanent pedestrian and bicycle promenade Read on…
Louis Sutter Playground | Construction update July 2023
A quick construction update on Louis Sutter Playground. We passed our accessibility inspections and construction fencing is coming down soon Read on…
Complete the McLaren Park 2020 Bond Planning priorities survey
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 Read on…
Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Reminder: Proposal at Rec & Parks Commission tomorrow
The Recreation and Parks Commission will hear the proposed Shelley Promenade Project tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Read on…
Shelley Promenade Project in McLaren Park | Proposal goes to Recreation and Parks Commission in June
The Operations Committee of the Recreation and Parks Commission will hear the proposed Shelley Promenade Project Read on…
John Shelley Drive in McLaren Park – Virtual Community Meeting
Please join us in discussing the future of John Shelley Drive, including a proposed car-free promenade segment . . . Read on…
Virtual Community Meeting, April 11 | McLaren 2020 Bond – Possible Projects and Priorities
Join us for a Virtual Community Meeting on April 11. The project team will share possible project ideas for specific program areas, infrastructure improvements, and Read on…
SF Rec and Park Commission Meeting at Joe Lee Rec Center | March 16 at 10 a.m.
Come meet your Rec and Park Commissioners at our offsite Commission meeting at Joe Lee Rec Center Read on…
People want a Promenade | McLaren Park - John Shelley Drive
Thanks to the 40 people who attended the virtual community meeting on February 23rd! We discussed Read on…
Visitacion Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Project, Site Walk 8/25 at 6pm
Please join Rec and Park and SFMTA staff for a site walk to review design options proposed for slowing traffic and . . . Read on…
Please take a short survey regarding Visitacion Avenue Pedestrian and Streetscape Improvements
Please take a moment to fill out a survey about improvements you would like to . . . Read on…
Visitacion Avenue Sidewalk & Streetscape Meeting Recap
The virtual meeting, held on Thursday, February 10 reviewed previous planning efforts that included the roadway through McLaren Park. Read on…
McLaren Park Pedestrian, Bike and Streetscape Projects Community Meeting 2/10!
Please join us for a Virtual Community Meeting to discuss improvements to Visitación Ave in McLaren Park including . . . Read on…
Documents and Materials
Commission Materials
- Rec Park Commission, staff report, Visitacion Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvement Project staff report, January 16, 2025 (PDF)
- Rec Park Commission, concept design presentation, Visitacion Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvement Project staff report, January 16, 2025 (PDF)
- Rec Park Commission, staff report, McLaren Park - PG & E Option for Easement at Visitacion Avenue, August 15, 2024 (PDF)
Grant Award Materials
Community Meetings - Notes and Presentations
- McLaren Park: John Shelley Drive Community Meeting, February 23, 2023 (PDF)
- Visitacion Ave Sidewalk and Streetscape Project Community Meeting presentation, February 10, 2022
- Visitacion Ave Sidewalk and Streetscape Project Community Meeting notes, February 10, 2022
Additional Project Documents
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Contact Us
Lauren Dietrich Chavez
Project Manager Email Phone: 1-628-652-6643 More Information
Brian Stokle
Planner brian.stokle@sfgov.org Phone: (415) 370-5982 (primary) More Information