Sunday Streets is a pilot program that will bring physical activity space to San Francisco neighborhoods on Sunday mornings this summer and fall. These Sunday morning activities will create a route for thousands of local families, kids and adults to walk, jog, and bike, as well as participate in group exercise. The program will offer safe and free activities that will attract people from throughout the City and the entire Bay Area. It represents our city's next innovative step toward a healthier and more socially advanced community.
In the photo: Roller-blade skaters make use of a street in Portland, Oregon during a Sunday Streets program.
However - there are those among us in San Francisco who are short-sighted and take a dim view of the Sunday Streets program. These retro-thinkers value the cars, congestion and confusion. They see a gridlocked metropolis as a sign of prosperity. To protect their old cherished ways they have even gone so far as to push for the recent introduction of an ordinance that could potentially kill the Sunday Streets program planned for late August and September.
This is a cry for help to all sane San Franciscans. Let the Board of Supervisors know that you are not one of the stuck-in-the-previous-century San Franciscans, but rather one of the new majority that demands a cleaner and greener San Francisco.
To voice your support for Sunday Streets, please contact the members of the Board of Supervisors through these email addresses. Let each of them know you support the Sunday Streets program in San Francisco.
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Modeled on a 25-year old program in Bogota, Columbia, Sunday morning street activities have proven to be wildly popular on three continents in cities ranging from Tokyo to Kiev. American cities like Chicago, Portland, and New York are holding or have held similar events. By starting its own Sunday Streets program, San Francisco will join a global movement to create healthier cities.
Sunday Streets is an innovative way to connect local residents to San Francisco's neighborhoods, and support local businesses in the process. It literally brings open space to local residents, activating local corridors with healthy activities and demonstrating the benefits of increasing open space and recreational opportunities within our city.
The route will run along the city's waterfront, showcasing the Blue Greenway, and connecting the Bayview district to Chinatown.
For more information about Sunday Streets, please visit the website http://www.sundaystreetssf.com/ or contact Susan King at .
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