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The Hayes Street “temporary” closure has dragged on for years; a failed experiment that has hurt small businesses, divided neighbors, and eroded public trust in SFMTA. With the city facing a budget shortfall, it’s unacceptable that public resources continue to defend a noncompliant, politically driven project that strays far from the agency’s core mission.
Join residents and merchants across the city in urging the SFMTA Board to end this failed closure, restore Hayes Street, and refocus the agency on its true purpose: transportation, accountability, and public trust. Our coalition successfully advocated for reopening the other two blocks of Hayes that were once part of this same permit. Please help us finish the job and reopen our business corridor now that COVID is behind us.
The current permit holder continues to push for permanent closure under the claim that the community “needs” event space despite multiple open spaces just steps away that can already host such events through existing city permits.
San Franciscans deserve accountability. The longer this continues, the more it erodes confidence in how the city manages its streets and neighborhoods.
For a deeper look at the facts behind this hearing, explore our supporting analyses: the full breakdown of how SFMTA blended sales tax data across three separate blocks, our full SFMTA hearing materials debrief, and our latest survey analysis capturing resident and small business sentiment.
• Sales Tax Analysis
• Hearing Debrief
• Hayes Street Survey Analysis
Send your support to the SFMTA Board in advance of the upcoming hearing scheduled for November 18th at 4pm.
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