Collaborate with Department of Public Works on enforcement of existing city codes to allow for better pedestrian circulation, safety and cleanliness along commercial corridors. 

 

Our office works with SF Public Works on a daily basis to improve problem areas in our community. In addition to reporting violations our office encounters, we work closely with residents as issues arise.

 

Over the last several months, we have worked with SF Public Works to develop a clean-up campaign for Noriega Street, called Neat’n Noriega. We will be using an incentive-based program to encourage merchants to keep their storefronts and sidewalks clean by working together. As a pilot program, Neat’n Noriega will bring merchants together for a short period of time to address cleanliness issues, but it will also recognize merchants who work collaboratively and do an outstanding job at keeping their sidewalks and storefronts clean in an ongoing basis.

 

Additionally, SF Public Works, while conducting outreach on this opportunity, will notify merchants along Noriega of existing codes to educate business owners. We anticipate moving this program forward in Fall 2015. If successful, we will implement the program on other corridors in the future.