A Sunny and Beautiful Sunday Streets on the Great Highway

sfbike1_small.jpgWalking the dog on the portion of the Great Highway closed to traffic for four hours. Photo: sfbike

Despite early fog hugging the coast, the sun finally came out to play around 12:30 pm yesterday and blessed the thousands of cyclists, skaters, bladers and walkers who enjoyed the approximately six miles of the car-free Sunday Streets event in Golden Gate Park and along the Great Highway adjacent to Ocean Beach. 

"I have to say I’m astounded and amazed that that many people showed up," said Livable City Sunday Streets organizer Susan King. "One of the things that really pointed to is that people really get what Sunday Streets is. People knew and were there early. We had people lining up for bike rental at 9 am."

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velobry2_small.jpgPhoto: Bryan Goebel

sfbike2_small.jpgWhat a rough life. Hitchin’ a ride and drinking a cup o’ java. Photo: sfbike
velobry3_small.jpgDancing to the DJ Fossil Fool’s groove. Rock the Bike! Photo: Bryan Goebel

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