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    Next year, SFMTA will be improving the Persia Triangle (intersection of Mission, Ocean, and Persia) to make the area safer for pedestrians, quicker for transit, and more useful for Excelsior community members.  This project may include the installation of a limited number of pedestrian-level lighting fixtures.  The Excelsior Action Group collected feedback from community members about which lighting fixture should be installed.  The votes are being tallied and the results will be available soon!  

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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

The Excelsior Action Group is working to bring a community market to the “Heart of Excelsior”, at the Persia Triangle. Inspired by the success of other farmer’s markets around The City, the Excelsior Community Market seeks to provide a gathering place for healthy and affordable foods to be sold, and for local artists, micro-entrepreneurs, vendors, and community members to gather.