Category: Open Street Programs

Sunday Streets Mission Gives Attendees a Chance to See Open Streets from the Inside-Out

For the first time, a free Livability Summit will take place during Sunday Streets Mission on July 14, giving guests a chance to experience thought-provoking discussions on transit, mobility and public health, see the car-free event from the inside-out, and enjoy 1+ mile of open streets, all in the same day!

Sunday Streets Longest Route Comes to Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway on June 9 

Experience over six miles of car-free streets on June 9 as Sunday Streets connects JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park all the way to the Great Highway at Sloat Boulevard from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 5 Brings the First Annual Bayview Faith Festival to Sunday Streets Bayview/Dogpatch 

On May 5, Sunday Streets is thrilled to present the first annual Bayview Faith Festival at Carroll Avenue, bringing faith communities together for a day of service, worship, praise, and celebration during Sunday Streets Bayview/Dogpatch, with a car-free route on Third Street from 22nd Street to Carroll Avenue.

Why One Mile? The Case for Open Streets

In an increasingly competitive San Francisco – where we all must compete for jobs, seats on the bus or at a cafe, on our sidewalks as pedestrians, and especially for housing (indeed, for space itself), open streets programs create a non-competitive environment.

Sunday Streets Tenderloin Brings a Thai New Year Festival to Little Saigon

Sunday Streets brings car-free fun to the Tenderloin and Civic Center on April 14

Why Open Streets are an Important Tool in the Fight Against Climate Change

Open streets programs are a powerful way of modeling a car-free future – exposing people not just to what human-scale public space looks like, but what sustainable transportation feels like.

Sunday Streets Excelsior Creates Open Streets for Families on March 31

Sunday Streets comes to the Excelsior district on March 31 from 11am-4pm, transforming Mission Street from Silver to Geneva Avenue into on open street with free activities, live music, health resources, a local goods Market Square, Picnic Grounds and more.

The Beginning of Open Streets: Bogotá, Colombia Changes the Game

By Marynoel Strope The story of open streets begins with Ciclovía In 1974, Bogotá, Colombia began an experiment that would help shape a worldwide movement. That year, bicycling and recreation advocates piloted a program that closed city streets to cars to open them up for cycling and recreation. “When I came back home to Bogotá,…

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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