Category: Open Street Programs

THIRD ANNUAL PHOENIX DAY – Citywide block parties on October 15, 2023

Support your neighborhood by attending a Phoenix Day Block Party! Scan the QR code to check out the citywide destinations, including the GLIDE block party on Ellis St, Page Slow St, Slow Sanchez, Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival, Ocean Ave Association CBD, and more. City Wide Block PartiesMutiny Radio Comedy Festival | 21st St btw Florida St and Bryant StGLIDE Memorial Church | Ellis St…

Visit Gilman Park for SF Juneteenth Bayview Festival on June 18th – cosponsored by Livable City!

On June 18th, visit Gilman Park for SF Juneteenth Bayview Festival presented by SF African American Arts and Cultural District (AAACD). From 12 to 6 PM, celebrate dads and enjoy amusement park rides, live music, and activities for all ages, including a game competition for prizes! Juneteenth History & Celebration The observance of Juneteenth is about…

Volunteer at the Inaugural Juneteenth Parade with Livable City on Sat, Jun 10th!

Juneteenth is a celebratory landmark of freedom and sovereignty informed by the announcement of the United States’ Emancipation Proclamation written and signed by Abraham Lincoln. On June 19th 1865, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger read the proclamation to enslaved people and slave owners in Galveston, Texas: “The people of Texas are informed that, in…

SAN FRANCISCO CELEBRATES THE 2ND ANNUAL PHOENIX DAY OCTOBER 16TH, 2022

Neighbors Across SF Reclaim Streets To Celebrate Community, Health and Resilience San Francisco, CA — As the future of San Francisco’s streets heads to the ballot box this November,  the 2nd Annual Phoenix Day on October 16th, 2022 from 12:00-5:00pm will empower diverse groups across the City to transform their own streets into car-free spaces…

CANCELED – Sunday Streets Western Addition 9/18

WEATHER UPDATE 9/17/22:  Due to the wind advisory issued for today, Sunday Streets Western Addition on 9/18/22 has been canceled. We were ready to roll out with some rain, but it’s unsafe to setup tents (which we’d need for the rain!) and keep barricades in place for the street closure with gusts of wind predicted at upwards…

RECAP: Treat Plaza’s Music & Market Day Kickoff!

The first Treat Plaza Music & Market Day Kickoff was a hit this last Saturday, March 26th! The day started off with a land acknowledgement and cultural performance from the American Indian Cultural Center and American Indian Cultural District, followed by a speaker presentation by representatives from SF Planning, SFDPW, and the SFMTA. Between 12pm-4pm…

ANNOUNCED: Sunday Streets Phoenix Day Routes & Activities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [email protected] **PRESS RELEASE** ANNOUNCED: Sunday Streets Phoenix Day Routes & Activities5 Open Streets Destinations, 20+ Mile Bike Ride, Dozens of Neighbor-Hosted Block Parties San Francisco – Routes and activities for Sunday Streets SF Phoenix Day on October 17th, 2021 from 12pm – 5pm have been announced and include a bigger than ever…

ANNOUNCED: Sunday Streets Phoenix Day, October 17, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Katy [email protected] ***PRESS RELEASE*** Sunday Streets Phoenix Day on October 17, 2021Celebrating community, health and resilience in the streets of San Francisco San Francisco – Sunday Streets SF will relaunch October 17th, 2021 from 12pm – 5pm with the first ever Phoenix Day, bringing every district of San Francisco together on the…

Principles for Open Streets in San Francisco

May 13, 2020 Rich Hillis, Planning DirectorSan Francisco Planning Department1650 Mission Street, Unit 400San Francisco, CA 94103 Jeffrey Tumlin, Director of TransportationSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency1 South Van Ness AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Directors Hillis and Tumlin, On behalf of Livable City, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and Walk San Francisco, we write to…

Sunday Streets Season Update 5.8.2020

Dear Sunday Streets Fan, We are saddened to announce the cancellation of Sunday Streets Golden Gate Park on June 7th, Dogpatch/Mission Bay on June 21st, and Mission July 19th. Due to the Bay Area’s shelter in place order and restrictions on large scale gatherings in response to COVID-19, we remain uncertain if hosting Sunday Streets later in the season will be feasible. We will…

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Darin Ow-Wing, Executive Director
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Jessica Tovar, Program Director
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Sally Chen, Deputy Director
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Tom Radulovich, Senior Policy Fellow
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Isaac Santiago, Sunday Streets Program Manager [email protected]

Reina Terry, Program & Development Associate, reina@livablecity.org