Hayes Street Closure Permit Violations

March 9, 2026Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday March 6, 2026Saturday March 7, 2026 Observations This Week During Week 65 of monitoring, conditions observed were consistent with previously documented patterns, including: • barricades unattended at closure points• traffic control signage not deployed as required• vehicles entering the closure area• no clearly established emergency access lane• vendor and … Read post

March 2, 2026 See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 27, 2026Saturday February 28, 2026 This marks Week 64 of documented conditions on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Activation levels were limited and comparable to recent weeks. Despite reduced programming, core operational requirements of the permit were not met. As documented in prior submissions, observed conditions include: We … Read post

February 23, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 20, 2026Saturday February 21, 2026 This marks Week 63 of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1316522. Conditions remain materially unchanged. In addition, residents on Grove Street report sustained Saturday traffic congestion associated with the closure, including difficulty exiting residential driveways and extended backups during closure hours. These … Read post

February 15, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 13, 2026Saturday February 14, 2026 This correspondence documents conditions observed during Week 62 of the Hayes Street closure (Permit No. 1316522). Across both permitted closure days, core operational requirements of the permit were not met. Conditions remain consistent with prior documented weeks, including the absence of a … Read post

February 9, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 6, 2026Saturday February 7, 2026 This correspondence documents conditions observed during Week 61 of the Hayes Street closure permit. Across both permitted closure days this weekend, none of the basic operational requirements of the permit were met. Conditions remained unchanged from prior weeks, including: Equity ImplicationsAs documented … Read post

February 2, 2026 Week 60 – Continued Noncompliance and Inequitable Use of Public Right-of-Way  See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 30, 2026Saturday January 31, 2026 This marks Week 60 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Conditions observed this weekend remained unchanged from prior weeks. Required permit conditions continue not to be met, including maintained … Read post

January 26, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 23, 2026Saturday January 24, 2026 This marks Week 59 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Conditions observed this weekend were not merely unchanged, they were further entrenched. Compounding these ongoing violations, baseline conditions imposed under the renewed permit term are not being implemented in … Read post

January 18, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 16, 2026Saturday January 17, 2026 This marks Week 58 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street and Week 8 under the renewed permit term (Permit No. 1316522). During both closure days, no material permit conditions were met. Observed conditions remained unchanged from prior weeks and … Read post

January 11, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 9, 2026Saturday January 10, 2026 This marks Week 57 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street and Week 7 under the renewed permit term (Permit No. 1316522). Observed Conditions – No Compliance During both closure days this weekend, no material permit conditions were met. Observed … Read post

January 5, 2026 Attention SFMTA: This past weekend, Hayes Street was open. No notice or communication was provided to businesses or residents. As a result, much of the corridor remained unaware and unable to plan, promote, or benefit from the change in conditions. This marks the second consecutive weekend in which the closure was not consistently in effect, confirming that … Read post