Join the Grand Boulevard Initiative, National Park Service, and Greenbelt Alliance for a 1.5 mile historic walk through downtown San Mateo on Saturday, June 15th. The walk will follow a portion of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. A National Park Service ranger will lead the interprestive walk, bringing the voices of the past together with a vision for the future of El Camino Real. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP here.
Date: Saturday, June 15th
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Where to meet at 10:30am: San Mateo Central Park (9th Ave. and Palm Ave)
The Grand Boulevard was featured at a full-day conference on May 7th that highlighted impact investing opportunities and challenges for fiduciaries operating in the San Francisco Bay Area and broader California. Many fiduciaries of institutional assets are unfamiliar with impact investment opportunities and their related portfolio implementation issues. The conference explored these opportunities and implementation issues with a particular focus on the Bay Area. The discussion included leaders in finance, philanthropy, academia, and policy. The goal of the convening was to identify ways for fiduciaries to safely move assets into alignment with regional economic development and sustainability goals. Michael Garvey presented the Grand Boulevard as one such opportunity. At the close of the day, Lauren Agnew, of Seal Cove Financial, called for participation in development of a Bay Area Impact Investing Initiative and was met with hearty enthusiasm from much of the audience. Stay tuned for updates about this intriguing topic. The conference was held by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Seal Cove Financial. The conference program can be found here and includes a list of attendees and executive summaries of recent impact investing studies.
Deadline EXTENDED: April 18th
The Grand Boulevard Awards program recognizes projects and plans in the El Camino corridor that embody the GBI Guiding Principles. Details about nominations are provided below and in the attached documents. We look forward to your participation!
Recognition will be awarded to two separate types of efforts:
- Project (Public and Private): Physical projects in the planning stage, under construction, or that recently have been completed and that embody the Guiding Principles. Completed projects must have been built after January 2006. Projects can be private or public. A public project is strictly defined as a project which is located on public right of way. The inclusion of public funding is not a determinant.
- Visionary: Plans by Grand Boulevard Initiative (GBI) member agencies that embody the Guiding Principles.
Nominations must be submitted by a GBI Working Committee member. If you would like to nominate a project or plan you are encouraged to work with the Working Committee member that represents the jurisdiction in which your project or plan is located.
Nominations will be evaluated by the Working Committee, which will then make recommendations to the Task Force for final approval. Awards are non-competitive and will be given to all projects and plans that receive an overall score which exceeds a pre-determined threshold.
Nominations are due April 12th at 5pm. The timeline for the awards process is as follows:
January 31 - Call for Nominations released
April 12 - Nominations due
June 26 - Task Force Meeting approves recommended award recipients
Summer/Fall - Grand Boulevard Awards Event to Recognize Honorees
Nomination Materials
There is no limit on the number of project or plan nominations per jurisdiction or award category. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ronny Kraft at 650-508-6367 ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or to go through your agency’s representative on the GBI Working Committee. A list of the Working Committee members and their contact information is provided with the nomination instructions.
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Upcoming Events
Before El Camino Real - Historic Walking Tour
June 15, 2013 | 10:30AM - 12:30PM
Meet at 10:30 at San Mateo Central Park
RSVP Here
Task Force Meeting
June 26, 2013 | 10 AM - 12 PM
Mountain View


