FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2024
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***PRESS RELEASE***
SUNDAY STREETS STARTS IN THE TENDERLOIN ON SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2024
Celebrate the diversity of the Tenderloin with live music, free food, and fun for all ages
San Francisco, CA — The Sunday Streets Tenderloin block party will kick off San Francisco’s beloved community-powered open streets program on Sunday, June 23, 2024. In partnership with St. Anthony Foundation, the block party route will be on the Golden Gate Greenway, on Golden Gate Ave between Jones and Hyde St from 12 PM to 5 PM.
The mission of Sunday Streets is to create temporary open space and recreational opportunities in neighborhoods most lacking, encourage physical activity, foster community building, and inspire people to think about their streets as public spaces, which coincides with the vision of the Golden Gate Greenway initiative.
Led by St. Anthony’s and a coalition of partner organizations, the Golden Gate Greenway is a neighborhood initiative with the goal to create a permanent slow-street style closure on the 100 block of Golden Gate Avenue and transform it into a safe, open green space with events and activities for the Tenderloin community.
The Sunday Streets SF program is supported by City agencies, including the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). “Access to open space in urban environments increases physical activity and social connections, thereby improving health and wellness” said Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax. “SFDPH is proud to be a fiscal partner of the Sunday Streets program, bringing equitable health resources to our diverse communities.”
“The return of Sunday Streets is the perfect way to begin summer as blocks transform into community spaces,” said SFMTA Chief of Staff Viktoriya Wise. “We’re grateful to partner in this event series that lets our neighborhood streets shine with so much joy to be found in each one of them.”
Sunday Streets Tenderloin will bring together a diversity of neighbors to reclaim the streets in 2024. This year, we share the day with the Eid Al-Adha Mubarak Block Party that marks the first street closure in the city for a Muslim community event. Celebrate the Tenderloin with a host of activities:
- Live stage performances sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center’s 2024 United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF)
- Golden Gate Greenway Pop-Up hosted by St. Anthony Foundation complete with a dunk tank and plant potting station, and senior laughing yoga by 826 Valencia.
- Kids zone with the Book Wagon book giveaway, poetry box and reading by Faithful Fools, and CounterPulse drumming circle
- Cultural eats with Himalayan Pizza & Momo and Mama G’s Street Dinners free food giveaway
The 2024 Sunday Streets season features four community block parties, two signature mile-plus routes, and the Fourth Annual Citywide Phoenix Day, including Tenderloin on June 23rd, Excelsior on July 21st, Bayview on August 4th, Mission on August 25th, Western Addition on September 22, SOMA on October 13, and the Phoenix Day Block Parties on October 20th.
Sunday Streets Tenderloin is made possible by the support of the following event sponsors: API Cultural Center and the United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF), St. Anthony Foundation, GLIDE Memorial Church, Tenderloin Community Benefit District, 826 Valencia, Tenderloin Museum, De Marillac Academy, and Dolby.
The Sunday Streets SF 2024 season is made possible by the support of the following season sponsors and partners: San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Health & Equity Promotion (CHEP), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and Spare the Air, Into the Streets, SF Human Rights Commission, SF Public Works, SF Recreation and Parks, SF Department of Child Support Services, District Attorney’s Office Victim Services Division, Lyft and Bay Wheels, Wu Yee Children’s Services, Xfinity, University of California San Francisco, and iHeartMedia.
Calendar Editors, please note:
WHAT: Experience joy in the streets with Sunday Streets’ season kick-off at the Tenderloin Golden Gate Greenway, featuring fun, family-friendly activities, live music, food, and giveaways.
WHERE: San Francisco Tenderloin Golden Gate Greenway, Golden Gate Ave between Jones and Hyde St
WHEN: Sunday, June 23, 2024, from 12 PM to 5 PM, press conference 12:30-1:00pm
WHO: Dean Preston, SF Board of Supervisor District 5,
Jeffrey Tumlin, SF Municipal Transportation Agency Transportation Director
Darin Ow-Wing, Executive Director, Livable City
Larry Kwan, MD, CEO of St. Anthony Foundation
And other community members and distinguished guest speakers.
ADMISSION:
Free and open to the public
INFO:
For additional information on Sunday Streets SF, please visit SundayStreetsSF.com.
PLEASE NOTE:
There will be limited parking throughout the neighborhood’s vicinity during Sunday Streets. Public transportation, biking, and walking are encouraged. Sunday Streets is a smoke-free event.
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About Sunday Streets
Sunday Streets is a program of the nonprofit Livable City, presented in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the Shape Up SF Coalition. Additional City support comes from San Francisco Public Works, the Department of Recreation & Parks, the Police Department, the SF County Transportation Authority, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and her offices, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
About Livable City
Livable City is dedicated to increasing affordable housing, improving transportation, land use, open space, and environmental policies, and supporting grassroots initiatives to make San Francisco safer, healthier, and more accessible. For more information on Livable City, visit LivableCity.org.
About St. Anthony Foundation
Located in the heart of the Tenderloin, St. Anthony Foundation is one of the largest, primarily privately funded social service providers in San Francisco and a place of great love. We offer safety net, health care, and employment services informed by evidence-based best practices for people experiencing homelessness, poverty, or addiction. Our goal is to build trust over time with individuals and to give each person the tools and opportunity to sustainably exit homelessness. We offer a welcoming healing community, a pathway to stability, and a model for broader change.
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Sunday Streets Tenderloin is made possible by the support of the following event sponsors: API Cultural Center and the United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF), St. Anthony Foundation, GLIDE Memorial Church, Tenderloin Community Benefit District, 826 Valencia, Tenderloin Museum, De Marillac Academy, and Dolby.
The Sunday Streets SF 2024 season is made possible by the support of the following season sponsors and partners: San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Health & Equity Promotion (CHEP), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and Spare the Air, Into the Streets, SF Human Rights Commission, SF Public Works, SF Recreation and Parks, SF Department of Child Support Services, District Attorney’s Office Victim Services Division, Lyft and Bay Wheels, Wu Yee Children’s Services, Xfinity, University of California San Francisco, and iHeartMedia.
Sunday Streets Tenderloin: the sun was shining, bubbles were blowing, and close to 3000 people enjoyed jam-packed blocks of car-free fun! 🎉
All the amazing volunteers, exhibitors, performers, and Tenderloin neighbors, nonprofits, and businesses made June 23rd an incredible day for Sunday Streets Tenderloin and the Eid Al-Adha Mubarak Block Party.
As covered in the SF Chronicle by reporter Sam Whiting, “S.F.’s roving block parties return with promise of ‘pedestrian oasis’ in a neighborhood that needs it.”
Thank you as well to Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Dean Preston, and SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin for joining in the festivities and supporting Sunday Streets.
