Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Sunday Streets

Enrique Peñalosa in SF: A Livable Streets Visionary Shares His Wisdom

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 21, 2014 | 13 Comments

This weekend, San Francisco was treated to a visit by Enrique Peñalosa, the livable streets visionary who spearheaded a transportation revolution as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia by championing ideas like car-free streets, bus rapid transit, and protected bikeways. Peñalosa, who now professes his vision to city leaders worldwide, spoke at Sunday Streets in the Mission […]

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Why 24th St Merchants Ditched Sunday Streets: High Fees, Too Many Events

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 29, 2014 | 10 Comments

People enjoying Sunday Streets in the Mission last weekend may have wondered why the route no longer ran on 24th Street, the most crowded street of any that see the event. Instead, the car-free Valencia Street route was complemented by an east-west leg on residential 18th Street, which saw sparse use compared to 24th. Despite […]

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After 50 Events, Sunday Streets Director Departs to Spread the Word

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 25, 2014 | 2 Comments

Susan King is moving on from her position at Livable City as director of SF’s Sunday Streets, after hosting the 50th open streets event yesterday in the Mission. King plans to bring open streets events to cities across the state by establishing the California Open Streets Network (CAOS). “I feel great that this program is […]

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Inner Richmond’s First Sunday Streets Lively With Llamas and Humans

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 28, 2013 | 5 Comments

Despite the cloudy weather, Clement and Arguello Streets were bustling yesterday during the first Sunday Streets in the Inner Richmond — the first Sunday Streets to come to the west side’s neighborhood streets. (The other events have all been in Golden Gate Park and on the Great Highway.) With the event tied in with Clement’s on-street […]

Despite Broad Support, Sunday Streets Berkeley Can’t Grow Without Funding

By Laura McCamy | Oct 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

In its second iteration, Sunday Streets Berkeley flooded Shattuck Avenue with an estimated 50,000 people last weekend in an even more powerful demonstration of the draw of closing streets to cars and opening them up to people. Since the first event one year ago, political support seems to have only grown, and attendance once again […]

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This Weekend: Sunday Streets Returns to the Tenderloin and Civic Center

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 16, 2013 | 3 Comments

It’s been a while, but the Tenderloin and Civic Center will be graced once again with Sunday Streets this weekend. Get out and enjoy this rare opportunity to play on the normally speed-dominated streets of one of the city’s densest neighborhoods.

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