No petition required now: Traffic Calming for your block

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Pedestrian Safety, SFMTA, Streets, TrafficLeave a comment

New! Take advantage of Covid-19-related changes to the SFMTA traffic calming program to get speed humps on your block without the usual petition and signature requirements.

SFMTA TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM

UPDATE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Traffic Calming Program are due by June 30, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the SFMTA is waiving the petition/signature requirement for the remainder of this application period. Please submit your completed Traffic Calming Request Form by the deadline and remember a petition is not required for applications submitted from May 4, 2020 through June 30, 2020. All applications for the FY2020/2021 Traffic Calming Program Cycle, including those submitted without a petition as provided above, will follow the same standard evaluation process.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND LINKS TO THE APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CHINESE.  Continue reading “No petition required now: Traffic Calming for your block” →

Online activities and resources for seniors with Community Connectors

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Community, Coronavirus, Seniors, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Sunnyside Community Connectors is part of a larger community network for seniors. There is an ongoing schedule of virtual events for seniors during the Stay at Home order. Here is the latest news:

Don’t forget to check the Community Living Campaign’s Schedule of events online – there are lots of fun new programs: https://sfcommunityliving.org

MORE RESOURCES:

– Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19):  You can get updates and resource info. by calling 311 or at  SF311.org Seniors and people with disabilities can also call Disability and Aging Services at (415) 355-6700 for referrals to services, including take-out meals, home-delivered meals and groceries, and more.

– New Restaurant Food Program:  Just announced by Gov. Newsom on 4/24 this program will deliver three nutritious meals a day from local restaurants to seniors 65 and over who meet other eligibility requirements.  It is still in the planning stages in San Francisco and should know more by next week.  Call 211 for information.  Will provide the latest on this program in the next Friday Flyer announcements or sooner via e-mail.

– S.F. FunCheap for what’s going on in S.F. live and virtual: www.sf.funcheap.com Continue reading “Online activities and resources for seniors with Community Connectors” →

Sidewalk artist Amar Pai cheers our essential trips

On By Sunnyside Neighborhood AssociationIn Arts, Coronavirus, Monterey BoulevardLeave a comment

Sunnyside sidewalk chalk artist Amar Pai continues to chalk cheery figures on Monterey Blvd and nearby. Read an interview with him in the recent issue of  ‘Sunnyside Sequestered’ here.

Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.
New technique? Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

Upon the request of a family living on Monterey, Pai recently did some work in front of their house.

Amar Pai at work, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Lynn Jordan.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Lynn Jordan.
Work of Amar Pai, Monterey Blvd. Photo: Lynn Jordan.

See more photos here and here and here.