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Palm trees are being added along Cesar Chavez Street as part of the street improvement project. Photo Olympia Zampathas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Phase II of the Cesar Chavez Streetscape Improvement Project between Hampshire and Guerrero streets continues as it has for over a year and a half now.<\/p>\n

The focus of the second phase is the surface, where construction teams have been adding in widened and planted center medians, palm trees included, bike lanes, extensions to sidewalks, new lane configurations and stormwater planters and are planning to plant over 300 trees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re concentrating on January 2014,\u201d said Alex Murillo, the city\u2019s department of public works\u2019 public relations contact for the project, when asked about a completion date.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeighbors have called me and said, \u2018Wow, we\u2019re almost there,\u2019\u201d said Murillo. \u201cAnd it\u2019s true. We are almost there. It\u2019s right around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phase I, which focused on renovating the sewer system and underground aspect of the project, was completed in Sept. 2012.
\nAdjusting to the challenges of having construction near local businesses on the street was not easy for some.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, it was difficult because of all the noise and because there was no parking for my customers,\u201d Heriberto Jimenez, owner of the Tacos El Paisano truck on corner of Cesar Chavez and Valencia streets.<\/p>\n

Other merchants in the area were not so keen about the project either. \u201cIt sucks,\u201d Jimmy Lim, who works at Autozone on Cesar Chavez Street,\u201cIt\u2019s pretty bothersome – let\u2019s just leave it at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though most of the construction takes place during the daytime, the crews will be repaving the road from Harrison to Mission streets overnight on Nov. 6, 8, 9 and 11.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as I can see they\u2019re doing a great job,\u201d Osmind Galato, who works as a gas station attendant at Flyers on Cesar Chavez Street and S. Van Ness Avenue.<\/p>\n

About $8.1 million has been spent on the project so far, according to Murillo.<\/p>\n

The project has been funded by a variety of sources. Phase I was funded by wastewater service charges and federal funds. Phase II of the improvement project was funded by federal transportation dollars from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, US EPA, the California Department Housing and Community Development and the Proposition 84 Urban Greening Grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe roads are going to get smoother and the traffic flow\u2019s going to be better by the time they finish,\u201d Galato said. \u201cAnd at the same time they\u2019re planting palm trees. It\u2019s going to be beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kit Hodge, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition\u2019s Deputy Director, expressed how community members worked for years to build and win support to make this project a reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to see the community\u2019s vision for a safer, more neighborhood-oriented Cesar Chavez finally going in to the ground,\u201d he said. \u201cFor years it has been a biking route that few felt safe to use; the new bike lanes are a huge, much welcome improvement that will help open up biking to many more people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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