Sunday Streets Excelsior Celebrates the Neighborhood, Its Small Businesses and Local Resources
Sunday Streets Excelsior returns on March 29, when Mission Street from Silver to Geneva Avenue transforms into a free, fun open space for the community from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. With live music, resources, activities and a mile-long temporary park, the event showcases the area’s small businesses, local organizations and the diverse, family-filled neighborhood itself.
Livable City’s Recommendations for the March 3, 2020 Election
The March 3rd primary election includes several San Francisco ballot measures. Livable City urges you to vote, and support San Francisco Propositions A, B, C, and D.
Experience a Car-Free Valencia Street at Sunday Streets Mission on March 8
The 2020 season of open streets in San Francisco kicks off with Sunday Streets Mission on March 8, when Valencia Street transforms from 26th Street to Duboce into a car-free temporary park for all from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday Streets Grows in 2020 to 11 Events as San Francisco Eyes Permanent Car-Free Spaces
A new season of Sunday Streets is here, with a landmark 11 open street events across San Francisco from March to October 2020. Livable City debuts two new routes as the program expands to provide more free recreation and community-building by transforming city streets into public, car-free spaces.
Save Car-Free Natoma Street!
This week, the Planning Commission will consider replacing the car-free block of Natoma Street, which is currently the longest pedestrianized block in SoMa.
Housing in 2019 – Affordability, Stabilization, and Gentle Density
As San Francisco’s housing affordability and homelessness crises continue to worsen, the need for rethinking our approach to housing is clear. “Gentle density” allows more housing in low-density areas of the City with new, small-scaled buildings.
Off-Street Parking Reform Advances to the Board of Supervisors
Private cars and light trucks are the largest source of carbon emissions in California. Parking reform is part of the solution.
Loma Prieta: The Earthquake That Started a Transportation Revolution
At 5:04 pm on October 17, 1989, deep under the Santa Cruz Mountains, a 25-mile section San Andreas fault ruptured. Powerful shockwaves rippled…
Take Action for a Livable City: Better Market Street and Parking Reform
In March, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared a Climate Emergency, calling for “immediate and accelerated action to address the climate crisis.” We’re urging City government to walk its talk, and join a growing number of cities making bold moves to address the climate crisis – and become more healthy, livable, equitable, and green…
A Permanent Town Square in the Excelsior?
Excelsior residents have dreamed of creating a permanent town square and public mini park at the Persia Triangle, a site formed by the intersection of Mission Street, Ocean and Persia Avenues in the heart of the neighborhood, for years.
