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Berkeley City Council Hesitates to Fund More Sunday Streets Events
Berkeley residents are clamoring for more street openings following the city's first Sunday Streets event last October, where an estimated 43,000 people enjoyed 17 car-free blocks of Shattuck Avenue. But the Berkeley City Council has been hesitant to make a full commitment to bring back the events on a regular basis.
January 25, 2013
Sunday Streets to Expand With Neighborhood-Oriented “Play Streets for All”
San Francisco's Sunday Streets will continue to grow next year with a new program designed to bring more neighborhood-oriented car-free street events to places that lack park space.
November 26, 2012
Enjoy the First Sunday Streets in the Excelsior, the Last One of the Year
This weekend is your last chance in 2012 to enjoy Sunday Streets, with a new route in the Excelsior along outer Mission Street and Seneca Avenue. The event will be held in conjunction with the Excelsior Arts and Music Festival, where Mission meets Ocean and Persia Avenues -- a confluence of car-free streets for walking, bicycling, music and community gathering.
October 19, 2012
Berkeley Embraces Its Inaugural Sunday Streets on Car-Free Shattuck Ave
Seventeen blocks of Shattuck Avenue, normally one of Berkeley's most traffic-clogged streets, were filled with an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people walking, biking and skating for the debut of Sunday Streets Berkeley this weekend.
October 15, 2012
Play at Sunday Streets in NoPa and the Western Addition This Weekend
Sunday Streets hits the NoPa and Western Addition neighborhoods this weekend, with car-free streets linking the Panhandle, Alamo Square and Fillmore Street. Along with the usual swath of activities, the route will link to the Grove Street Farmer's Market.
September 7, 2012
Sunday Streets Returns to Chinatown (But Not North Beach) This Weekend
Sunday Streets returns to Chinatown this weekend with a car-free route running along Grant Avenue and east toward the Embarcadero. It'll be Sunday Streets' second run in Chinatown, following a highly popular event last year, but the route will be different: Rather than running into North Beach all the way to Coit Tower, it'll turn east at Jackson Street toward the waterfront.
August 24, 2012
In the Inner Sunset, a Push to Cut Sky-High Fees for Community Street Events
San Franciscans have widely embraced events that close streets to cars and open them up to people, with Sunday Streets having expanded to 11 well-attended events per year, and possibly more to come. But for residents looking to hold car-free neighborhood events of their own, unaffordable city fees can present a major barrier.
August 1, 2012
Kick Back at Sunday Streets in Bayview, Dogpatch, and Potrero Hill
July's second Sunday Streets event returns to the Bayview, Dogpatch, and Potrero Hill neighborhoods this weekend, running from Mission Bay to the Bayview Opera House.
July 20, 2012
Sunday Streets Returns for More Car-Free Fun in the Mission
Kick back at Sunday Streets on Valencia and 24th Streets this weekend for the third car-free event in the Mission this year.
June 29, 2012
Head Out for the Year’s Second Sunday Streets in the Mission
Valencia and 24th Streets are open to people once again this weekend for the second of four Sunday Streets events in the Mission this year.
June 1, 2012