Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Sunday Streets

A Growing Living Streets Community Emerges in Redding, California

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 29, 2011 | 10 Comments

Redding, California, with a population of 90,000, is probably best known for its sunshine, breathtaking landscapes and conservative politics. Located 200 miles north of Sacramento in Shasta County, the lush region surrounded by the Trinity and Cascade mountains offers an abundance of recreation, including a growing number of paved multi-use trails that draw large crowds […]

Thousands Celebrate Second Sunday Streets of 2011 on the Great Highway

By Bryan Goebel | Apr 11, 2011 | 2 Comments

An estimated 10,000 people celebrated Sunday Streets on the Great Highway and Golden Gate Park yesterday, enjoying six miles of car-free space from Stanyan Street to Sloat Boulevard. Sunny skies and calmer winds blessed the crowds of bicyclists, skaters and walkers, some of whom discovered Sunday Streets for the first time. “Overall, it was a […]

Peru’s Traffic Menagerie

By Chris Carlsson | Mar 28, 2011 | 1 Comment

Our daily urban lives shape our imaginations in so many ways. Few things box us in like our everyday transit options, and the patterns of traffic that shape our sense of public space. These patterns themselves are historical of course. A quick look back at the famous Market Street film shot a few days before […]

Despite Rain Threat, First 2011 Sunday Streets Graced with Some Sunshine

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 21, 2011 | 5 Comments

Despite the prevailing threat of rain, the clouds scattered for yesterday’s first Sunday Streets of 2011 from Fisherman’s Wharf to China Basin, allowing intermittent sunshine to grace the San Francisco waterfront. The event attracted thousands of people, including Mayor Ed Lee, who were able to tuck away their umbrellas and enjoy the car-free streets. The […]

Sunday Streets 2011 Begins This Weekend on Embarcadero, “Rain or Shine”

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 18, 2011 | 16 Comments

This weekend, San Franciscans will walk, run, play, bike, and relax on the city’s main waterfront during the first Sunday Streets of the year. It’ll take place along the Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf to China Basin, right where Sunday Streets began in 2008. “We’ll be out there rain or shine,” said Sunday Streets organizer Susan King. “Everybody’s planning […]

Mayor Lee to Bring Sunday Streets to Chinatown and North Beach This Year

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 14, 2011 | 17 Comments

Chinatown and North Beach, the “densest neighborhoods west of the Mississippi,” are set to be graced by Sunday Streets for the first time this year, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. City leaders and advocates said they’re eager for the opportunity to let residents experience Grant Avenue and California Street free of car traffic. “Sunday Streets will be different […]

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