Community Partners

Art/Lit Living Innovation Zone

Art/Lit Living Innovation Zone

The Art/Lit Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) is a new work of public sculpture on the corner of Fulton and Larkin Streets adjacent to the Asian Art Museum. The installation was designed by a team of youth in the Architecture Program at Youth Art Exchange, who were inspired by dragons—mythological creatures found in the art and…

Sunset Strip Business Improvement District

Sunset Strip Business Improvement District

The Sunset Strip Business Improvement District was created as a mitigation measure to deal with complaints from neighbors. What began as voluntary, is now an assessment district that improves the business and neighboring residential environment on Sunset Blvd. through: security, street maintenance, public outreach, and marketing. The Sunset Strip Business Improvement District supplies security forces…

Ivy Street Promenade Living Alley

Ivy Street Promenade Living Alley

The Civic Center CBD, working with neighbors, business owners and several partners, was approved and will be spending $200,000 from a grant to make improvements to Ivy Street, to turn the 200-block into a pedestrian-friendly promenade and community space. The grant is coming from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), and is…

Civic Center Initiative

Civic Center Initiative

The Civic Center Initiative (originally called the “Commons”) was developed to improve the public spaces that includes Civic Center Plaza, United Nations (UN) Plaza, and Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the San Francisco Main Public Library. These spaces play a critical role in our civic life and provide a commons where San…