The best building blocks for safety and vitality in active towns is adding color to concrete barriers for a:
* #slowstreet
* #schoolstreets
* schoolstraat
(Now I have an urge to assemble LEGO.)
Page is SF's first attempt at a #SlowStreet, predating COVID. Community art, impromptu social gatherings, and strong local "mayors" make it successful, and a laboratory for learning
https://www.sfmta.com/projects/page-slow-street-project
Kids are now using car-free JFK, Page #SlowStreet and car-free Market as a Barcelona-style bicycle school bus to get to school. How are you using Slow Streets?
The Noe-Henry neighbors have set up a free plant exchange on their #SlowStreet
Live music
Page #SlowStreet
#SharedSpace
The locals told us:
When it's windy, take GH south, but use 41st #SlowStreet north to avoid the wind
Interrupted my walking Zoom call to talk to community stewards adding plants, art and poetry to Sanchez #SlowStreet. Lake, Minnesota, Page - where else is there #SlowStreet community art?
Havelock leads to Cayuga, whose curves follow Islais Creek running beneath. Cayuga connects to Lyell and Glen Park. Then San Jose or Arlington #SlowStreet gets you to Mission or Noe
Holloway is a level street that connects @sfstate and @OfficialCCSF. It's most-requested #SlowStreet in Ingleside and also primary emergency response. We're hoping to co-design with emergency svcs a street that works for people and fire trucks. Bonus: Beep's
Today's adventure before tomorrow's rain:
Page #SlowStreet
GGP
Great Highway
Lake Merced
Park Merced
Ingleside
City College
Mission Terrace
Glen Park
Mission
Kirkham #SlowStreet passeggiata
With love from Page #SlowStreet
Staff will recommend making Page, Shotwell and @slowsanchezsf #SlowStreet permanent, as we begin considering which of COVID experiments are made permanent
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Perfect doomscrolling break: Check out scale model of solar system on Minnesota #SlowStreet thanks to @that_mc and his family
Winter evening stroll on 20th #SlowStreet
... and a Page #SlowStreet community Christmas tree
Noe #SlowStreet
Loving how residents and business owners keep inventing new ways to use #SlowStreet and #SharedSpaces
Noe #SlowStreet @SharedSpacesSF #DateNight
Noe St in Duboce Triangle used to be like 14th until former SF Planning Director Allen Jacobs, author of Great Streets, fixed it in the 70s. Now it's a #SlowStreet
The pine cone ornament is my favorite part. Page #SlowStreet
Minnesota #SlowStreet #Dogpatch
Arkansas St for a full workout #SlowStreet
Lake #SlowStreet is filled with evening commuters and exercisers
Page #SlowStreet survey closes soon www.sfmta.com/reports/page-street-slow...
First scooter ride. #ProudParents #GoldenGatePark #SlowStreet
Dance in the streets. #GoldenGatePark #SlowStreet
With SF's growing #SlowStreet network, there's never been a better time to try a scooter for essential trips www.sfexaminer.com/news/more-scooters-set-t...