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.
Commentary: The Benefits of the ‘Great Walkway’
Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Open the Upper Great Highway
On Dec. 17, six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Rec. and Park general manager Philip A. Ginsburg and the Recreation and Parks Commission for violating state and local laws in shutting down the Great Highway, John F. Kennedy Drive, and Martin Luther King Drive to their disfavored members of the public.
Thousands Gather on ‘Great Hauntway’ to Celebrate Halloween
For a few hours on Sunday, Oct. 31, the Upper Great Highway between Taraval Street and Sloat Boulevard was transformed into a Halloween festival for trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving and dancing.
Letter to the Editor: Open the Upper Great Highway to Motor Vehicles 24/7
As Outer Sunset/Parkside residents for 20+ years, we feel it is incumbent upon us to share our concerns about the current Upper Great Highway (UGH) policies and closures.
Letter to the Editor: Suggest Solutions to UGH Controversy
I still think the car closure is a good idea for a city that is very car friendly based on the amount of infrastructure intended for car traffic vs. bicycle or pedestrian traffic.
Commentary: Paul Kozakiewicz
Wow, I’ve never seen the residents of the Sunset District so fired up as they are over the continuing closure of the Upper Great Highway.
Bicyclists’ Social Disobedience on UGH Riles Some, Inspires Others
After more than a year of being closed to motor vehicles during the pandemic, when the Upper Great Highway was opened to cars again on weekdays last August, some saw this as a reasonable compromise. But a couple of dozen bicyclists who felt blindsided by the decision felt like they had been sold out, betrayed.
Press Release: Pilot Program – Food Trucks on the Upper Great Highway
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department today announced the launch of a three-month pilot program for food trucks on the Upper Great Highway during days the roadway is closed to vehicle traffic.
Letter to the Editor: Share the Upper Great Highway
The Great Highway has always been a safe, shared space among drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians and others.
Letter to the Editor: UGH Cyclists Violating Vehicle Codes
I’ve done a little research into the many violations of vehicle codes and the SF Transportation Code by the Thursday evening “Slow Ride” participants.
Letter to the Editor: UGH ‘Slow Rides’ Don’t Help the Environment
Climate change is real and change MUST happen, and fast. However, closing a highway does not make the vehicles disappear.
Letter to the Editor: Reasons Why Upper Great Highway Should Be Open to Cars
Those who view the weekday re-opening of the Great Highway as a change for the worse completely ignore the fallout of the decision to close the Great Highway in the first place.
Letter to the Editor: Halloween Event on the Great Highway
Our webpage is www.greathauntway.com, and the event is Oct. 31, 3-6 p.m. at Taraval.
Commentary: Westside Residents Push Back Against Tone-Deaf Politicians
Closure of the Great Highway has INCREASED carbon emissions and hurt working people — but a compromise is possible.
Letter to the Editor: Compromise is the Best Option for Upper Great Highway
Being a lifetime San Francisco resident for 75 years and enjoying Ocean Beach and the Great Highway areas for a fairly long time, I feel there is a simple solution that will satisfy the warring factions that seem bent on making this whole affair an either/or situation.
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