The Linda Living Alley Project is an opportunity to create a model shared street in the heart of the Mission district. The project proposes to turn a dead end street into a thriving green space offering opportunities for neighborhood gathering, gardening, and play. These living streets amenities would be paired with traffic-calming measures to create a common space that may be safely shared by pedestrians, bicyclists, and low-speed motor vehicles. The project takes advantage of the unique physical site of the 100 block of Linda Street which sits adjacent to a neighborhood park in the heart of the Mission. It transforms a sub-standard and non-accessible sidewalk into a enlivened green space. In addition, it supports the inititative of a unique group of motivated neighbors, the Linda Street Gardeners, who see this as a first step in transforming their block.

Our project advisors and partners include: Nick Elsner, Department of Public Works; David Winslow, Department of City Planning; Paul Chasan, Pavement to Parks Program/Parklet Program; Illaria Salvadori, Pavement to Parks; Peter Brastow, Biodiversity Coordinator SF Environment; and Kirstin Dischinger, San Francisco Planning Department.