Originally printed from The Examiner
San Francisco officially launches free wireless service in 32 public spaces
By Joshua Sabatini
Supervisor Mark Farrell’s free Wi-Fi program — which makes wireless Internet service available at 32 parks, plazas and open spaces across San Francisco — will begin today.
San Francisco is officially rolling out free Wi-Fi service in 32 public parks and recreation centers today, in a step toward a larger vision of making Internet service for residents a right and not a luxury.
Funded through a $600,000 gift from Google to The City last year, the Department of Technology spent the past year installing and testing the networks that city officials say are ready for prime time.
As of Tuesday, the average baseline performance at the public spaces was 10-15 megabits per second download and 7-10 Mbps upload. However, The City did say some locations are seeing download speeds as high as 30 Mbps.
The network is being monitored around the clock for performance issues.
Public spaces with free Wi-Fi
1. ALAMO SQUARE
2. BALBOA PARK
3. BERNAL HEIGHTS RECREATION CENTER
4. BOEDDEKER PARK
5. CHINESE RECREATION CENTER
6. CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
7. CORONA HEIGHTS
8. CROCKER AMAZON PLAYGROUND
9. DUBOCE PARK
10. EUREKA VALLEY REC CENTER
11. GENE FRIEND REC CENTER/SOMA
12. HAMILTON REC CENTER
13. HUNTINGTON PARK
14. JOSEPH LEE RECREATION CENTER
15. JUSTIN HERMAN PLAZA
16. MARGARET HAYWARD
17. MARINA GREEN
18. MINNIE & LOVIE WARD REC CENTER
19. MISSION DOLORES PARK
20. MISSION REC CENTER
21. PALEGA RECREATION CENTER
22. PORTSMOUTH SQUARE
23. RICHMOND RECREATION CENTER
24. ST MARY’S PLAYGROUND
25. ST MARY’S SQUARE
26. SUE BIERMAN PARK
27. SUNNYSIDE PLAYGROUND
28. SUNSET PLAYGROUND
29. TENDERLOIN CHILDREN’S REC CENTER
30. UNION SQUARE
31. UPPER NOE RECREATION CENTER
32. WASHINGTON SQUARE
** MISSION DOLORES PARK and BOEDDEKER PARK are currently under construction, Wi-Fi installation at these locations will resume once construction is complete.
Source: Board of Supervisors
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association 