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.

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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


Silver Sponsors


Friends of the Program


It Takes a Village

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. We worked closed with an advisory committee to select the first cohort of activators and spaces. You can learn more about them below.

2023 Activators

Vacant to Vibrant
Advisory Committee