Safe and Accessible Parks for All June 24, 2022 City and County of San Francisco Civil Grand Jury

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• CL1 Page 15
  Published Hardscape feature R1.1 The Jury recommends the Controller’s scores for the City’s parks fail to Office create a Pathway Condition reflect the true surface feature from existing park scoring conditions of pathways for systems that specifically assesses pedestrian and wheelchair pathway surface conditions by traffic, thus providing misguided December 31, 2022. information to the RPD for setting maintenance priorities, and to the public about a park’s accessibility.
• CL2 Page 16
  The RPD doesn’t integrate the R2 The Jury recommends the RPD park scores into each park’s incorporate the most recent park feature description. scores under each park’s description on the RPD’s website by December 31, 2022.
• CL3 Page 16
  The RPD fails to provide park R3.1 The Jury recommends the RPD include accessibility information on accessibility information on the RPD’s RPD’s website and at all park website by July 1, 2023. entrances.
• CL4 Page 14
  To help the RPD provide equitable access to all, the Jury makes recommendations in this report to improve RPD’s website by providing informative descriptions about the surface conditions of each parks’ pathway and the level of ADA accessibility. The Jury also recommends a structural modification of the existing park evaluation system so that park reports would also reflect pathway surface conditions and make such evaluation information available to the public. 13 San Francisco Park Maintenance Scores: https://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=04937b03318a44ae81d90c240de4e3d1 14
• CL5 Page 15
  Furthermore, the Jury makes a recommendation that the RPD link a park’s pathway maintenance to its evaluation. The City’s 220 parks are beloved treasures in this beautiful city, and they are invaluable resources for peoples’ daily lives. Parks allow residents and visitors to connect with natural wonders and open space. Parks need to be safe and welcoming and bring people together. The Jury hopes the recommendations in this report will improve safety and accessibility for park- goers, by giving the public a better way to find out about pathway conditions and providing better communication about parks’ accessibility. These changes will enhance the park experience for users and make the parks more accessible, equitable, and enjoyable for all. Findings and Recommendations Finding Recommendation F1 Published Hardscape feature R1.1 The Jury recommends the Controller’s scores for the City’s parks fail to Office create a Pathway Condition reflect the true surface feature from existing park scoring conditions of pathways for systems that specifically assesses pedestrian and wheelchair pathway surface conditions by traffic, thus providing misguided December 31, 2022. information to the RPD for setting maintenance priorities, and to the public about a park’s accessibility. R1.2 The Jury recommends the RPD set a baseline for the Pathway Condition scores defined in R1.1 by March 31, 2023. R1.3 If a park's Pathway Condition score falls below the baseline defined in R1.2, the Jury recommends the RPD improve that park’s pathway to raise this score to be above the baseline within a reasonable time. 15
• CL6 Page 16
  Finding Recommendation F2 The RPD doesn’t integrate the R2 The Jury recommends the RPD park scores into each park’s incorporate the most recent park feature description. scores under each park’s description on the RPD’s website by December 31, 2022. F3 The RPD fails to provide park R3.1 The Jury recommends the RPD include accessibility information on accessibility information on the RPD’s RPD’s website and at all park website by July 1, 2023. entrances. R3.2 The Jury recommends the RPD post accessibility information at all park entrances by July 1, 2024.

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