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
A MORE LIVABLE SAN FRANCISCO FOR ALL
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 Excelsior Creates Open Streets for Families on March 31
Sunday Streets comes to the Excelsior district on March 31 from 11am-4pm, transforming Mission Street from Silver to Geneva Avenue into on open street with free activities, live music, health resources, a local goods Market Square, Picnic Grounds and more.
The Beginning of Open Streets: Bogotá, Colombia Changes the Game
The story of open streets begins with Ciclovía. In 1974, Bogotá, Colombia began an experiment that would help shape a worldwide movement. That year, bicycling and recreation advocates piloted a program that closed city...
MODE SHIFT IN ACTION: The Story of Sunday Streets San Francisco
How did a dense, car-dominated, 49-square-mile city with multiple freeways launch the country’s largest open streets program?
Now in its 11th year, Sunday Streets San Francisco continues to expand its routes and programming to provide car-free community space for all. Learn the story of how Sunday Streets got off the ground – and into the streets!
