Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Parklets

The last Sunday Streets of the Year, on Mission Street in the Excelsior. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick

Last Sunday Streets of the Year, Excelsior

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Thousands of people, including lots of kids, came out to the Excelsior neighborhood yesterday morning and afternoon to enjoy a bright and sunny Sunday Streets on Mission Street. This one ran from Avalon/Theresa to Geneva Streets, and marks the final Sunday Streets event of 2017. As the city’s best-known open-streets event, it was also an opportunity for checking […]

The Streetsblog California Park(ing) Day Post

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Today is Park(ing) Day, the now-ten-year-old celebration that repurposes street parking spots for people rather than cars. The concept is simple. People “take over” a parking space and use it for something other than car parking for a day, or a couple of hours, or until the meter runs out. As you would expect, Streetsblog […]