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Days Before San Francisco’s Great Highway Closure, Opponents Aim to Block It

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San Francisco is set to permanently close part of the Great Highway to cars on Friday and turn the road into park space, following voters’ passage of Proposition K.

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NBC Bay Area

San Francisco's Upper Great Highway permanently closes to cars

Thursday marked the last full day that vehicles were allowed to drive on San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway. The road permanently closed to traffic at 5 a.m. Friday in the first major step of creating an oceanfront park authorized by voters in November. The 2-mile long, 43-acre park will stretch from Lincoln Way to Sloat Boulevard and will feature lookout points, art installations, and space for recreation and performances. The closure, the res…

13 hours ago·San Francisco, United States

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SF Examiner

Analysis: Great Highway saga is peak SF politics

There might be no better, singular embodiment of everything that defines modern San Francisco politics than the neverending fracas surrounding the closure of 2 miles of the upper portion of Great Highway.

1 day ago·San Francisco, United States

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California Globe

Lawsuit Seeks Invalidation of Ballot Measure Closing Upper Great Highway – California Globe

The contentious San Francisco ballot measure known as Proposition K, passed by voters last fall, is now the target of a lawsuit filed in superior court. At today’s press conference a coalition of plaintiffs spoke to the media and supporters of the legal action. Prop K sought to close a section of an important north-south road connecting San Francisco’s West side neighborhoods, businesses, visitors to Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach permanently …

2 days ago

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KQED

Days Before San Francisco’s Great Highway Closure, Opponents Aim to Block It

San Francisco is set to permanently close part of the Great Highway to cars on Friday and turn the road into park space, following voters’ passage of Proposition K.

2 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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richmondsunsetnews.com

Letter to the Editor: Climate Change a Factor in UGH Closure

Supervisor Engardio listens to his District 4 constituents and has been a leader in moving the Great Highway Park closer to reality. Car traffic must be diverted east because of that road closure no matter what, and a majority of San Franciscans saw that the inconvenience was an opportunity to create a huge new recreation space.

1 day ago

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