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Hike All of SF Post 10: Visitacion Valley Greenway

I'm on a mission to #hikeallofsf . These are the stories of my hikes. _______________ ______________________________ _________ Hike Statistics Distance: 0.5 miles one way Elevation: 150 feet Difficulty: Easy Time: <1 hour   Dog Friendly: No Introduction to The Visitacion Valley Greenway In 1995, Fran Martin and Anne Seeman had a vision for transforming Visitacion Valley, a working-class neighborhood that had developed a reputation for drugs and crime. The women worked with the Trust for Public Land to gain rights to empty lots in the neighborhood from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. The women’s vision was the Visitacion Valley Greenway, a checkerboard of six adjacent one-block-long parks: Hans Schiller Plaza, a community garden, an herb garden, a children’s playground, an agriculture garden, and a native plant garden.      In 1999, the parties agreed to make the Greenway a reality, and in