S.F. Sunset District Residents Resist Proposal To Close Great Highway To Traffic

CBS Bay Area

June 24, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO -- For years, San Francisco's Great Highway has been under attack from Mother Nature but now the city's voters may reclaim the road before the Pacific Ocean has a chance to do it.

The Great Highway is the main traffic artery running parallel to Ocean Beach. It has been a struggle to keep the road clear of drifting sand so, during the pandemic, the city shut the highway to vehicle traffic to give people a place to safely recreate and a lot of people fell in love with it.

"Kids were behind computer screens and COVID and the Slow Streets (program) brought families out together," said Outer Sunset resident Tony Carroll. "And it was nice to see kids playing in the streets again like we did when we were kids."

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