Bay Area/ San Francisco

Is This the New Divisadero? Really?

Published on March 16, 2010
Is This the New Divisadero? Really?
Back in September, work began on the so-called beautification of Divisadero. We were promised such improvements as "new sidewalk bulb-outs" and "median landscaping street tree plantings." Instead we got -- well, this.

Call us cynical, but there's something truly depressing about this chain-gang of little sprouts, stranded on the divider of a four-lane road. Maybe they'll grow into something spectacular, but for now we're decidedly underwhelmed.