District 3 Couldn’t Figure Out Slow Streets, So We Created Our Own.

It’s been nearly 100 days, and yet, San Francisco’s densest set of neighborhoods still does not have a single Slow Street.

Slow Streets are SFMTA’s response to COVID-19 to make more room for essential workers to travel, families and children to play, and neighbors to practice social distancing as they walk in crowded corridors.

Across the city, other neighborhoods have experienced Slow Streets, but our current leadership hasn’t fought for the same experience. This means our neighbors in Chinatown, Nob Hill, and North Beach have been left out.

We set out to change this by creating our own Pop-Up Slow Street last week. It was magic. Within minutes of opening the street up, families came by, kids flocked to ride their scooters, and passing bicyclists felt safe finally.

This type of community and safe open space is possible all the time, but we need a District 3 Supervisor that will fight for it.

I believe that our neighborhoods like Chinatown, Nob Hill, and North Beach deserve a set of Slow Streets available within a 5-minute walk of any resident. We need more open space for families, more room for seniors in SROS. 300 of you agreed in signing our petition months ago. We’re going to keep fighting for this, and I invite you to join us in our campaign for District 3 Supervisor.

Volunteer, donate, tell your friends! We have the chance to elect a pro-transit and pro-open space Supervisor come November. Let’s not miss our shot.