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The proposal to transform The Great Highway into a permanent oceanfront park is not just an idea – it’s a vision for a brighter, more connected future for our City.
The proposal to transform The Great Highway into a permanent oceanfront park is not just an idea – it’s a vision for a brighter, more connected future for our City.
Starting Monday, June 17, San Francisco Public Works will begin the annual sand maintenance activities at Ocean Beach. City crews will redistribute approximately 30,000 cubic yards of sand over the next two weeks. The aim is to reduce the likelihood of sand buildup on the adjacent Great Highway during windy weather.
Redirected traffic provides no direct access between Great Highway and Judah Street.
Improving public safety is the reason given by city officials who created the plan for angled parking to replace parallel along the Lower Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Kirkham Street, yet the impact on people living in vehicles there is obvious.
Comparison photos of Fulton Street at Great Highway 111 years apart.
Comparison photos of Sloat Boulevard at Great Highway 77 years apart.
Photos from the Great Hauntway event, 2023.
The end of the road is on the horizon for a section of the Great Highway between Sloat and Skyline boulevards, after a unanimous vote by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) on Oct. 10.
Comparison photos of Lower Great Highway at Vicente St. roughly 95 years apart.
For the next three years, the Upper Great Highway (UGH) between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard will remain closed to cars from noon on Fridays to 6 a.m. on Mondays, despite pushback from two westside supervisors.
Vincey Keehan’s album release event will be held at the Balboa Theater on October 7. “Great Highway” features Vincey and fiends performing his songs.
Pictures of cars at Ocean Beach. April 17, 2022. Photos by Jeremy Word.
The cliff face along the coast near the City’s southwest corner, just west of the sewage treatment plant, is slowly crumbling into the ocean.
“If Supervisor Mar truly cares about families, why does he consistently support actions that make it more difficult and expensive for anyone who must drive a vehicle?”
Joint strategy from Supervisor Mar, SFMTA, Recreation and Parks, SFCTA, and SFPD will address safety impacts of traffic redirected from Great Highway during emergency closure