Policy & Planning
Real Ideas, Real Data, Real Results | Empowering decisions with information
The Park Policy & Planning Program works beyond City agency silos and across neighborhood lines to reduce barriers to public information and community participation. It is our goal to connect agency staff to the real day-to-day needs of parks and park users. Through our Park Policy & Planning Program, San Francisco Parks Alliance (SFPA) combines qualitative community-based research to the quantitative City agency data, to aid city officials and San Francisco voters in making informed decisions about our parks and green open spaces. Our team has fostered effective relationships with elected officials, agency staff and prides ourselves on our strong ties to all of San Francisco’s many diverse communities. We are committed to providing all San Franciscan’s the information and resources they need to make well-informed decisions on the future of our open space system.
Research & Policy
SFPA collects park and open space data, researches best practices, and serves on the City's relevant park and open space task forces in order to ensure the community's voice is always present when setting park policies and priorities. More >
Park Policy Council
The Council is a representative body of park leaders, community members, and citizens from every San Francisco district who care about their parks. The Council debates important park issues that will impact our City and makes position recommendations to SFPA's staff and Board. More >
Playground Initiative
SFPA feels that every neighborhood should have access to safe playgrounds for fun and healthy recreation. The Playground Initiative collects data on the state of our neighborhood playgrounds, grading them in the Biennial Playground Reportcard LINK, which then forms the roadmap for SFPA advocacy, community clean-ups and workdays, as well as capital improvement needs. More >
ParkScan
If you see something wrong in your park, use ParkScan to report it and SFPA can help make sure it gets fixed. More >
