soma 2015 working FUF and neighborhood

Greening SOMA

Tenderloin and SOMA have the least canopy cover. Let’s change that!

In San Francisco

3000/year are planted

4000/year die

Another 50,000 total could be planted

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=z5KCyPvnsDFE.kXOV0ndRh7tM

Immediate goals

• June 1 6:30pm outreach training with FUF to learn where new basins can go
• Activate existing empty basins

• visible here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z5KCyPvnsDFE.kXOV0ndRh7tM&usp=sharing
• 1599 Howard St (Gaslamp cafe) (x2)
• 1401 Howard (St Joseph’s) (x2)
• 1415 Howard St
• 1141 Howard St
• 40-42 Langton  (x2)
• 51 Langton
• 64 Langton St
• 1140 Folsom St
• 1286 Folsom St
• 590 10th st (x4) on the 13th st side
• 11th south of Harrison, west side (x2)
• 11th Northwest of Mission st 
• 899 Mission St
• 275 shipley
• 277 Shipley 
• 249 Shipley
• 155 12th St between Howard & S. Van Ness
• Identify potential basin spots
• Ask early on whether they have a sidewalk basement
• 162 Clara St
• 371 5th st
• 374 5th street
• 1 new + 2 cemented
• Main office: 415-852-5300
• 20 jones street
• 215 Clara st
• 235 Clara 2 cemented
• 222 Clara 1 new
• 261 Clara 1 cemented
• 260 Clara 2 cemented
• 275 Clara 1 new
• 363 6th st
• City life church 2 empty, 2 cemented on Clara st
• Gas station on south side
• 2 empty, 1 cemented

• Collect 7-10 applications to get a planting on the calendar in October or November
• Email steve re small streets, eg Clara

Future Goals

• Sidewalk gardens on wider sidewalks

• (~$25K per block, would need funding)
• (Ben) Investigate approval for sidewalk garden
  • on 11th Street from Folsom to Howard
  • on Rausch?
• Shoot for 40 trees. 20 forms will trigger outreach. 100 is the largest planting.

• 13th south of Bryant has a dirt margin
• Sad/ maybe dead trees
  • 123 Dore St
  • 77 Kissling St
  • 270 11th street