JUST IN: San Francisco Board of Supervisors approve plan to keep 1.5 mile stretch of Golden Gate Park's JFK Dr. permanently car free
's Golden Gate Park hasn't seen cars in nearly two years-- and now that will be permanent. City officials made the announcement of the Board of Supervisors' vote late Tuesday evening. at a special joint meeting with San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to keep the 1.5-mile stretch of road car free. It has been car-free since April 2020 because of the pandemic.
But some argue that people with disabilities and the elderly population cannot access the park's gardens or museums when JFK Drive is closed. is also opposed to the plan to keep JFK Dr. car free. They released a statement that read: "It negatively impacts a significant group of our local community, including people with disabilities, those with ADA placards, the elderly, families with infants and young children, and others.
Hours of public comment were heard from cycling and pedestrian advocates and everyday people who need to do things like get their kids to doctor's appointments and to get to work. The mayor's office in a statement said the plan adds nearly two-dozen free blue zone spaces behind the Music Concourse Bandshell and that the lot, which broke ground in February, including curb ramps and accessible pathways, puts visitors closer to the museum's entrances. , and adds new weekday service, more frequent weekend service, and an expanded route that connects with Muni on Haight Street and stops at Stowe Lake.
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