🌍 Hayes Street Closure: Bad for Business Worse for the Planet

A Street Closure That Fails the Climate, the Community, and Common Sense You’ve probably heard the pitch: closing streets is good for the environment. Fewer cars, more walk-ability, climate wins. But here’s what actually happens when the 400 block of Hayes Street is closed and why it undermines the very goals it claims to support. Let’s be real: Hayes Valley … Read post

Why You Should Care About What’s Happening on Hayes Street

Hayes Street is more than just a place to eat or stroll, it’s a working commercial corridor that small, locally owned businesses and longtime residents depend on. The City is now quietly considering turning the heart of Hayes Valley into a permanent “entertainment zone”, a space with open alcohol, constant programming, and year round street closure. At first glance, it … Read post

Immediate Action and Inclusion Demanded on Hayes Street Closure

May 22, 2025 SFMTA, SFCTA and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood: We write to follow up on our recent letter (below), which outlined urgent concerns about the Hayes Street closure…chief among them: ongoing noncompliance, lack of transparency, and the exclusion of the broader community from shaping its future. We’ve learned that an event has been announced for tomorrow, Friday, May 23rd, promoting … Read post

Week 20 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

April 28, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here:Friday April 25, 2025Saturday April 26, 2025 {includes welding activity} Permit violations include but not limited to: We also want to notate that city property Parcel K/Proxy and Parcels R &S (Hayes Valley Art Works aka HVAW) sat idle while an event … Read post

Hayes Street Closure Activity April 26, 2025

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:35 am Adjacent Amenities: Patricia’s Green, Hayes Valley Art Garden Parcel S, Parcel K/Proxy, Linden Living Alley, Slow Page Street, Koshland Park, Page Laguna Park 5:20 pm