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There’s a push to let cars back on S.F.’s Market Street. It’s not a good idea (www.sfchronicle.com)

submitted 9 months ago by robocall to c/sanfrancisco

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Cars haven’t been allowed on the corridor since 2020, but now some are saying that the car-free experiment should end.

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[–] GlitterInfection 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I will say that the current setup is very pointless.

Since the road isn't actually closed it can't be repurposed for pedestrian or business uses like they do when they close off Valencia.

It's just a few cyclists and some confused theater patrons jaywalking from time to time.

[–] infotainment 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Agreed. The problem was they had planned to redo the streetscape as part of the Better Market Street initiative, but the plans fell through because the Board of Supervisors spent so much time infighting that they lost the federal funds that would have funded it:

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2022/11/119462-san-francisco-returns-15-million-federal-grant-market-street-improvements

[–] GlitterInfection 2 points 9 months ago

I'm shocked but not.gif