WALKSTOP GROUP

Over the past 8 years many WalkStop supporters have been involved in this project, with a core team of four; James Munden, Thea Selby, Ron Stanford and Liz Westbrook.  WalkStop was created out of a community-based design event sponsored by GOOD Magazine and has grown from there into a number of pilot projects, two of which are in the detailed design and funding stage. The proposed pilot projects are located at Haight Fillmore, Haight & Pierce, Duboce and Steiner.

Throughout the process of creating and designing these WalkStop projects we have partnered with many organizations and experts including Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association, Friends of Duboce Park, Alamo Square Neighborhood Association, Harvey Milk Center, SF Parks and Rec, Supervisor Scott Weiner, Major London Breed, neighborhood concrete fabricators, local story-telling experts and historians, local artists, and involvement from countless neighborhood advocates.

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James Munden

James is a partner at MFLA (Munden Fry Landscape Associates), who focuses on many public and Multi-Use Residential projects that incorporate streetscape improvements across San Francisco, including Pinterest’s HQ Mews in SOMA and the Poetry Garden at 181 Fremont. James is leading the charge on the Haight & Fillmore Landscape Improvements and the temporary installation at Haight & Pierce (Black Sands Brewery).

Thea Selby

Thea is a marketing small-business owner, community-outreach expert. She led the charge on the Love in the Lower Haight Mural Project that is discussed in the Capacity documentation.

Ron Stanford

Ron is an architect and urban designer who owns his own design build firm, Step 3 Studio, and has completed numerous community projects including the green house, classroom and other built structures for Hayes Valley Farm, three Parklets across San Francisco, and the Boom Justice Flower Farm at Ella Hill Hutch Community Center.

Liz Westbrook

Liz was a project manager for a design build general contractor that builds trail projects, restoration, and other public projects. She recently started work for a nonprofit land trust managing land transactions.