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Beginning in summer 2007, t he Planning Department, the Mayor’s Office of Greening and the Recreation and Parks Department began working together to develop a comprehensive framework for the future of open space in San Francisco. Working closely with our nonprofit partner, the Neighborhood Parks Council, the team set out on a number of outreach efforts to achieve civic participation towards creating an Open Space Framework for the City of San Francisco.
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   Project Summary
Project Timeline
Public Outreach Existing Rec & Open Space Element
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- Open Space Task Force: In November 2007, the Mayor’s Office launched the Mayor’s Open Space Task Force. This Task Force was composed of over 80 landscape architects, open space advocates and residents from around the City. The Task Force met over the course of a year, concluding in January 2009, and developed emerging themes for action, which set the structure for the Open Space Framework.
- City Roundtable: Led by the Mayor’s Office, all City agencies with lands or responsibilities related to open space or recreation met regularly to share ideas, update each other on programs, and discuss future possibilities for the City’s open space network. Participants include the Department of Public Works, the Port, the Redevelopment Agency, the Unified School District, and others.
- Working committees: Members of the Mayor’s Open Space Task Force, as well as individuals representing specific open space perspectives, worked closely with staff in a series of working committees and focus meetings. These workgroups meet in the interim of the larger Task Force meetings in order to compile Task Force outcomes and flesh out details on specific programs. Work groups looked at topics including Finance, Planning and Programming, Policy and Implementation, Natural Areas, Pedestrian and Bicycle Access, and others. The working committees created a number of specific policies, as well as recommendations for action.
- Community workshops: The Neighborhood Parks Council and the City Open Space team spent three months meeting with neighborhoods and organizations throughout the City on the key goals of the Open Space Plan. At each community workshop, citizens gave feedback on favorite open space(s) in San Francisco, pointed out opportunities for new open spaces in their neighborhood, and talked about what types of spaces, facilities, and programs were needed to enhance the open space experience in the City. Working in small groups, participants reported back on their priorities for open space moving forward in the future.
- Online Survey: Posted on the City’s website, mailed to the City’s Open Space mailing list, and distributed at community workshops, the survey tool gathered information gathered that allowed the City to understand the needs and priorities of San Francisco residents regarding open space. Its results informed the citywide open space planning of the ROSE and the upcoming Action Plan.
For a summary of public outreach, including individual workshop notes and the results of the online survey, click here.
  
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