Excellent (from the Chronicle):
A bustling section of Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District could soon become more welcoming to pedestrians, cyclists and people looking to chill out and watch the world go by.
Design schemes for the $6 million makeover of four blocks running between 15th and 19th streets are expected to be complete by the end of December and work to widen sidewalks, plant trees, add bike racks and pedestrian-level street lighting could be done by summer 2010.
