Lincoln Square road closure offers glimpse of car-free streets: ‘A nice little breather’

Lincoln Square road closure offers glimpse of car-free streets: ‘A nice little breather’

On a recent sunny spring afternoon on one block in Lincoln Square, children run and blow bubbles, make chalk drawings on the pavement and zip by on scooters.Pedestrians, dog walkers and cyclists pass through the 4700 block of North Lincoln Avenue — without concern for vehicles speeding by.It’s a stark contrast to the typical rush hour on the block, when cars would come to a standstill on the narrow street, drivers honking at each other.That stre…

Five years of JFK Promenade: reflections and photos - Walk San Francisco

A couple of weeks ago, I got a text message from a friend. It read: “Every time I’m on JFK Promenade, I just think how insane it is that there ever were cars here.” Five years into having this safe, car-free space for people in Golden Gate Park, it’s easy to forget what JFK Promenade was like before. But I remember. It was JFK Drive, and it was a dangerous, noisy, and congested cut-through. But today it’s one of the happiest places and most popu…