Imagine a Vital Downtown
Vacant to Vibrant transforms downtown vacancies into vibrant communities, shaped by local participation.
Here’s how we work:
You bring the pop-up ideas or spaces
If you’re a local property owner, artist, small business, or organization that knows San Francisco and its people, we want to hear your ideas for pop-ups downtown.
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We handle the hassles of logistics
Our team works with the city and local property owners to secure storefronts, permits, and grants to fund your pop-up — and make the process as easy as possible.
Together, we re-energize downtown
As residents, we all agree that downtown isn’t the vibrant, thriving place we want it to be. Together, we can create change through community participation.
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A Joint Endeavor
Our programming is made possible by local organizations, corporate partners, and city agencies committed to creating community change.
Founding Program Partners
Presented By
Real Estate Partners
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Friends of the Program
Voices from the program: watch our short video
When it comes to “reimagining downtown,” our approach isn’t prescriptive. Instead we look to the community — its small business owners, artists, entrepreneurs, and property owners — to share their ideas. Then we provide the resources to support them.