SFMTA

Week 61 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 this weekend, the closure leaves the block itself underutilized, while surrounding streets absorb the resulting traffic, noise, and congestion. A publicly …

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After 60 Weeks, the Hayes Street Closure Is No Longer Defensible

For more than 60 consecutive weeks, residents and small businesses have documented permit violations on the 400 block of Hayes Street and submitted them to SFMTA. Over that same period, conditions have not improved. They have persisted, and impacts have escalated rather than been resolved. Repeated concerns about economic harm to neighborhood retail and increased traffic congestion on surrounding streets were raised and repeatedly dismissed as being “outside the scope” of the permit, even as the closure continued to degrade …

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Week 60 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 emergency access, posted No Parking signage, on-site management, lawful public notice, and enforcement of prohibited uses. Unpermitted commercial activity, including …

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Week 59 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 practice. Required elements including No Parking signage, maintained emergency access, on-site management, and lawful public notice identifying permit authority and …

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