Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Sunday Streets

Enjoy the First Sunday Streets in the Excelsior, the Last One of the Year

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 19, 2012 | No Comments

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, […]

Berkeley Embraces Its Inaugural Sunday Streets on Car-Free Shattuck Ave

By Judy Silber | Oct 15, 2012 | 9 Comments

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. “It was a huge success,” said Erin Rhoades, executive director of Livable Berkeley, one of the event’s main organizers. “It’s evidence […]

Play at Sunday Streets in NoPa and the Western Addition This Weekend

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

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. I’ve got my fingers crossed hoping the recent beautiful weather holds up on the west side. See […]

Sunday Streets Returns to Chinatown (But Not North Beach) This Weekend

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 24, 2012 | 4 Comments

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 […]

In the Inner Sunset, a Push to Cut Sky-High Fees for Community Street Events

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 1, 2012 | 4 Comments

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. Community organizers […]

Kick Back at Sunday Streets in Bayview, Dogpatch, and Potrero Hill

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 20, 2012 | 23 Comments

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. For the third year in a row, the car-free event will connect with the Bayview Music Festival. Of course, there’s going to be a lot more happening all the way up […]

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