Hayes Street Closure Activity November 18 2023
Saturday November 18th
Saturday November 18th
November 6, 2023 Good Evening Jeffrey Tumlin and SFMTA Board: cc: Mayor London Breed, Marianne Thompson (Office of Small Business), Alexandra Sweet (Mayor’s Office) & Monica Munowitch (SFMTA) After advocating for 3+ years for fair process we embraced the stakeholder community process this summer led by the Mayor’s Office, Office of Small Business and SFMTA. Outreach to our small businesses … Read post
October 16, 2023 Attention Members of the SFMTA Board: HVSafe supports the recommendations put forth by SFMTA for the re-calibration of a closed street programming for the 400 block of Hayes; we find it to be a good approach to establish a level of success for activating this street closure. We want to underscore that throughout the entirety of the … Read post
What’s next for the Hayes Street Closure? permit renewal update UPDATE: November 22, 2024 The permit holder/HVNA has applied for another year term of the Hayes Street Closure; this matter was heard and approved by the SFMTA Board at this week’s hearing. Their new approved term includes an extension of Saturday hours thereby expanding the street closure programming. UPDATE: November … Read post
May 10, 2023 Dear SFMTA ISCOTT. HVSafe opposes the addition of 2 new dates for the Head West venue in Hayes Valley. We have repeatedly heard from small businesses on our merchant corridor that this event negatively impacts their sales. It’s also worth noting that Head West’s communications are lacking and they have demonstrated an inability to acknowledge our concerns … Read post
Permit history 2024 Permit History 2025 permit renewal update UPDATE: May 9, 2023 Dear Neighbors: A SFMTA ISCOTT hearing is slated for this Thursday at 9 am for a proposed Head West event venue change. If approved 2 more event dates will be added for this year. Below are details of what has transpired thus far. Communications by Head West … Read post
It is increasingly evident that justification for the Shared Street Closure on Hayes Street has run its course. The program, hastily enacted under emergency policy, has not been subject to community review since its initial roll out in August of 2020. This lack of process has allowed the permittee, HVNA (Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association), to control the closure without input … Read post
Hayes Valley Shared Streets Closure causes Chaos on Hayes and Octavia Is this the best we can do to achieve environmental justice. What about noise & air pollution?
This petition is closed. See our last update below. Thanks for joining our cause. Below is our proposed letter to the Supervisor requesting that the 500 block of Hayes Street be opened during the next phase of the Shared Streets Program. To be clear we don’t oppose the program, rather we are seeking a modification to the existing program plan … Read post