CITY LAUNCHES BINGO GAME TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG TARAVAL

Take Time for Taraval Bingo, a brand-new game played along Taraval Street, is a new way for residents and neighbors to shop local along Taraval Street. Shoppers can collect game boards from participating businesses and receive unique stickers for their boards by making purchases. The goal of the game is to complete a row of three, four corners, or an entire board of nine, similar to bingo. Once complete, shoppers can then submit their game boards into raffles for prizes at dedicated raffle events.

Take Time for Taraval Bingo is part of the Open For Business Program, a program led by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and the People of Parkside Sunset (POPS) to support small businesses impacted by construction along Taraval Street during the L Taraval Improvement Project. 

For more information about the Take Time for Taraval campaign, please visit: sf-pops.com/timefortaraval 

What: The launch of Take Time for Taraval Bingo to support small business impacted by the L-Taraval Improvement Project

Who: Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and People of Parkside Sunset (POPS)

When: Nov. 26, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: Pirro’s Pizzeria, 2244 Taraval St.

About the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)

The Office of Economic and Workforce Development advances equitable and shared prosperity for San Francisco residents by growing sustainable jobs, supporting businesses of all sizes, creating great places to live and work, and helping everyone achieve economic self-sufficiency. For more information, please visit: OEWD.org

About the L-Taraval Improvement Project

The SFMTA L-Taraval Improvement Project is a multi-agency collaboration led by SFMTA to replace the aging infrastructure from the San Francisco Zoo to West Portal Station. Once completed, the corridor will boast new water and sewer lines, transit priority traffic signals, bulbouts, high visibility crosswalks, safety boarding islands and increased accessibility to make pedestrian crossing safer. Streetscape style elements will include tree selections, decorative crosswalks, trackway accent colors and public art. The upgrades will make Taraval a more inviting and attractive choice for visitors and San Franciscans to access shops, restaurants and services along Taraval Street. For more information visit, SFMTA.com/Taraval

People of Parkside Sunset

People of Parkside Sunset (POPS) promotes business and quality of life on the Taraval Street corridor. POPS brings residents and local merchants together to foster a vibrant commercial corridor along Taraval and to address common concerns and challenges in the Sunset. More information, please visit www.sf-pops.com.