Persia Triangle Project

The Persia Triangle is fondly known as the “heart of the Excelsior” as it is centrally-located site in the Excelsior neighborhood, formed by the intersection of Mission St, Ocean Ave, and Persia Ave.   In collaboration with city agencies & local community-based organizations, the Excelsior Action Group is undergoing a project to activate, beautify, and make safer the Persia Triangle.  Our goal is to transform this area from a hazardous and unattractive collection of crossroads into a beautiful hub of community engagement and civic vitality.  The Excelsior Action Group (EAG) is partnering with the SF Planning Department – Pavement to Parks Program, Supervisor John Avalos’s office, and several community-based organizations over the next year to design and implement a pilot project installation to create a new public space in the heart of the neighborhood.    The cumulative Persia Triangle Project will yield many benefits to the Excelsior community.  It will provide increased attractive, accessible public space for gathering, meeting, events, and community building.  The project will also calm traffic through the intersection, hence improving pedestrian safety.  It will help to beautify the neighborhood, generate more foot traffic in the area, and provide economic benefits to the surrounding commercial corridor.  Also, the design and implementation of the project will help to strengthen partnerships between city agencies, community based organizations, and the community at large.  In addition, it will provide opportunities for intergenerational team building experiences.  The most important outcome of this project is increasing community pride and engagement.  From start to finish, this project is driven by community involvement, from its design to installation to use.  

Excelsior Community Market

A big thank you to all those that helped plan and organize the Excelsior Community Market. Unfortunately the Community Market will be on hiatus for the rest of the season. It has been a joy to put on, and we appreciate everyone who volunteered, sold, performed, and attended. Thank you to everyone for all your hard work and for helping us bring this great community event to our neighborhood. We hope to bring it back in the future and look forward to having many of our musicians and vendors at the Excelsior Festival on September 28th!