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    "pk": 3829,
    "title": "Learning to Share: Outdoor Commercial Spaces on San Francisco's Valencia Street",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of San Francisco sanctioned the use of public space on sidewalks  and  parking spaces  for  commercial  use  as  part  of  their  Shared  Spaces  initiative. Combined with streamlined permitting processes and an iterative rollout of design guidelines and inspections, the program facilitated a rapid and large-scale shift in the city’s streetscape. Using the Valencia Street commercial corridor in San Francisco’s Mission District as a case study area, we define and observe the “outdoor commercial spaces” (OCS) to present a preliminary typology based on degree of enclosure as a potential signifier of different patterns in use and perception of public  space.  We  interview  residents  and  other  stakeholders  to  explore  emerging  themes  in  the perception of OCS, complemented by pedestrian path tracing along different sections of Valencia Street. Our findings indicate that differences in the degree of enclosure in OCS on Valencia Street partially reflect their diversity in use and business type. The limited interview data also suggests that individuals across all stakeholder groups generally believe OCS represent an improvement to public space even when more enclosed OCS imply the privatization of public space. Additionally, pedestrian behavior while the street is closed to vehicular traffic implies that the street closure is an important complement to OCS that maximizes the potential benefits of an activated streetscape while  mitigating  the  negative  effects  and  perceptions  of  privatization.  However,  these  changes may  amplify  existing  patterns  of  inclusion  and  exclusion  in  public  spaces  on  Valencia  Street. Especially as many OCS may become permanent fixtures of San Francisco’s streets, their design and  purpose  have  important  implications  for  street-level  accessibility  and  city-wide  equity  for small  businesses.  These  dynamics –and  the  OCS  themselves –are  likely to  continue  evolving during the transition to long-term guidelines and implementation.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": null,
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "public spaces"
        },
        {
            "word": "streetscape"
        },
        {
            "word": "parklets"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Journal Submissions",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2p76g9nh",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Tyler",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Pullen",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "UC Berkeley",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Michael",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Montilla",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "UC Berkeley",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2021-07-15T06:57:08Z",
    "date_accepted": "2021-07-15T06:57:08Z",
    "date_published": "2022-08-05T20:02:45Z",
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            "path": "https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucb_crp_bpj/article/3829/galley/2486/download/"
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}