A plan for Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is one of San Francisco’s best-known public spaces. It has been a City landmark for centuries. When surveyor Jasper O’Farrell laid out Market Street in 1847 he aligned it to Twin Peaks. It is a popular spot with visitors as well as locals and immediate neighbors. Twin Peaks is also one of the…
November 2022 election – yes on measures B, J, L, and N, and no on Measure I
As we vote this November, San Franciscans can help create a more livable, equitable, and sustainable City. We can keep the Golden Gate Park’s public spaces for recreation and enjoyment of nature, with enhanced access to the park for all. We can sustain vital funding for frequent and reliable public transit. and for safer and…
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…
Sunday Streets Newest Route Returns to SoMa on August 18
**PRESS RELEASE** San Francisco –Nonprofit Livable City is thrilled to bring over a mile of open space to Folsom Street with Sunday Streets SoMa on Sunday, August 18 from 11am- 4pm. Spanning Folsom from Essex to 10th Street, the car-free route connects western SoMa with the Financial District for attendees to reimagine their city streets…
Sidewalks to Cheap Coffee Shops: How Third Places Keep Us Connected
By Marynoel Strope Last month, the Mission’s Borderlands Cafe announced their impending closure. Though there are plenty of coffee shops nearby, the loss of the business struck a chord with the community. “We’re kind of a cafe designed for Valencia Street in 2010, not Valencia Street in 2020,” owner Alan Beatts told Mission Local of…
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.
San Francisco’s Car-Free Roots
Human beings have been carving roads and paths for eons, but it’s easy to forget that cars are quite new. Before automobiles, roads were shared spaces – open to pedestrians, vendors and modes of transport like horses and buggies.
Sunday Streets 2019 Season Announcement
Sunday Streets brings over 15 miles of temporary parks and open streets to San Francisco in 2019, with ten citywide events across from March to October.
