Man Reading the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Sign on Castro St
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Man reading the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act sign on Castro St
Image by Steve Rhodes
I couldn’t find the exact funding on www.recovery.gov but at www.mtc.ca.gov
there is a report from April 2009 which lists the Divisadero streetscape improvement project as costing ,227,000
www.mtc.ca.gov/funding/ARRA/1511/1_List_MTC_ARRA_1511_4-2…
A June 2009 announcement of million in funding several stimulus road projects
www.sfgov.org/site/mayor_index.asp?id=105867
includes this description
Divisadero Street Pavement Renovation Project—Resurfacing and street improvements from Waller Street to Geary Boulevard.
The project consists of pavement resurfacing, and concrete work including base repair, sidewalk curb reconstruction, parking strip repair, and the retrofits of curb ramps.
This project is a component of the Divisadero Streetscape Improvement Project; which consists of new bus bulb-outs, median widening with trees, landscaping and irrigation, lighting fixture upgrades and new street furniture.
This PDF has a bit more info and some illustrations
www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/sfdpw/projects/Divis_cut… 27 2009.pdf
TIGER stands for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery