Thanks to the closure, though, I have discovered a new route, one that I never would have taken before.
Letter to the Editor: New Supporter of “Great Walkway.”
Letter to the Editor: Road Closures Do Not Combat Climate Change
It is one thing to create new open spaces on dilapidated properties or, for example, on a tunnel top in the Presidio. It is entirely another thing to close streets used by tens of thousands of automobile drivers every day in commuting to their various destinations, which inevitably and unnecessarily causes the release of massive amounts of additional greenhouse gasses.
Letter to the Editor: Prop. I is Climate Change Denial
Prop. I would reverse this effort, forcing car traffic back on JFK Drive and destroying the weekend compromise for the Upper Great Highway that District 4 residents support.
Letter to the Editor: SF’s Future Cannot Return to Car-Centric Design
SF’s future cannot return to car centric design through the reopening of JFK Drive, the Upper Great Highway, and Slow streets to automobiles.
News Analysis: Traffic at a Crossroads
San Francisco’s streets with traffic restrictions will face key decisions in coming months, including the approaching November ballot.
Press Release: Mar Proposes Keeping UGH Closed to Vehicles on Weekends Until 2025
District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar today introduced legislation that would maintain the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard as a car-free promenade on weekends and holidays under a three-year pilot study.
Letter to the Editor: From Open the Great Highway Alliance
Thank you for shining a light on so many of our neighborhood issues, especially those pertaining to the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard. Open the Great Highway Alliance, a nonprofit benefit corporation, hopes you will publish the following statement concerning upcoming legislation that will affect the future of the Great Highway.
Letter to the Editor: Closing UGH at Noon on Fridays Makes No Sense
It seems fairly obvious to all but the smallest percentage of people, that if the highway is going to be open to traffic during the week, it’s ludicrous to close the highway at noon on Fridays.
Press Release: Superior Court Judge Rules Westside Road Closures Legal
Decision ensures residents can continue to recreate safely at the partially-closed Great Highway, JFK Drive, and MLK Drive during the pandemic.
Letter to the Editor: Another Vote for Opening UGH
I totally agree with Steve Moran, whose letter to the editor in January’s Richmond Review says “Closure of the Upper Great Highway, at all, is idiotic.”
Letter to the Editor: ‘You’re Going the Wrong Way’
I confess to surprise verging on shock that the January issues of the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon newspapers would abuse its public trust by marshaling its reporting staff to manipulate public opinion on a subject on which the public has diverse views.
Press Release: Sup. Chan’s Statement on the Future of Pandemic Road Measures
At today’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Connie Chan asked Mayor London Breed about her vision for post-pandemic road measures in San Francisco, specifically Great Highway, JFK Drive, and Slow Streets.
Commentary: Make Upper Great Highway an Oceanfront Park
I am one of your many neighbors (hello from the Outer Richmond!) who believes the Upper Great Highway should remain transformed as an oceanfront promenade park all day, every day year-round.
Lawsuit Filed Against Road Closures to Cars
The controversy about whether the wheels rolling through Golden Gate Park and along the Upper Great Highway (UGH) should be on cars, or vehicles without motors, rolled into court in December via a lawsuit.
Commentary: The Benefits of the ‘Great Walkway’
If you spend time on the Great Walkway, you may have seen me out there on a weekend, handing out flyers and stickers and asking if you’d like to help preserve the space’s future as a park.
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