Sunday Streets SF - Bayview - 3rd Street. Photo by jeremyashaw/Flickr.
In 2008 Mayor Newsom introduced "Sunday Streets" to create a safe, fun, car-free place for people to get out and get active in San Francisco.
It began with two events that connected Chinatown to the Bayview via a 4.5 mile route closed off to vehicles. In 2009, Sunday Streets was expanded into six events, utilizing four unique routes. Due to popularity, it became a part of the official city program in 2010 under the SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) and featured nine events.
The Sunday Streets 2011 Season will not only include the popular past routes, but will also extend into new neighborhoods and include more diverse program elements designed to highlight each neighborhood's unique character. Some of the available activities include: free bike rentals offered by Bike & Roll, Bay City Bike Rentals and Tours and Blazing Saddles; bike safety courses presented by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and Presidio YMCA’s Y Bike Program; as well as bike maintenance programs and adult bike education. The CA Outdoor Rollersports Association and David Miles, aka "The Godfather of Skate," will bring out a mobile roller disco with free skate rentals, and the YMCA of San Francisco will coordinate activities for children and families through local YMCA branches near each route.
A great opportunity to explore the great city of San Francisco and the diversity of its neighborhoods, the Sunday Streets program has most definitely been a great success.
Sunday Streets 2011 Season Schedule (subject to change):
• March 20: Kick off event along the Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf to Mission Bay.
• April 10: Great Highway and Golden Gate Park.
• May 8: Mission route, including the popular route along 24th and Valencia Streets.
• June 12: Bayview route, 3rd Street from Mission Bay, Dogpatch to the Bayview Opera House.
• July 10: Great Highway route #2.
• August 14: Civic Center/Tenderloin route.
• September 11: Western Addition route, including North of Panhandle, Alamo Square and Fillmore and Japantown neighborhoods.
• October 23: Mission route #2.
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