In April, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that Waymos would be welcomed this summer onto the car-free portion of Market Street, undoing one of the biggest wins for street safety and transit efficiency in San Francisco in the past decade. We’re proud to announce Keep Market Street Moving, the alliance that your SF Bicycle Coalition and other sustainable transportation advocates have drawn together to ensure that San Francisco’s key corridor remains safe and efficient for the most equitable and sustainable ways of moving through the city.
When the Mayor announced this decision in April, we immediately opposed the move, but the plans have continued forward. Today, we invite you and every San Franciscan who recognizes the importance of prioritizing Market Street for biking, rolling, transit, and walking to sign our petition and learn more about getting involved.
If the City does not change course, we will likely see a flood of cars and other vehicles back on San Francisco’s main street. Regardless of the potential safety of autonomous vehicles, a Market Street filled with more cars of any kind will be more dangerous for everyone, and worse for transit. We must join together now to prevent reverting to a time when Market Street was clogged with cars spewing exhaust, people had to dodge through traffic to get from transit boarding islands to the curb, and people on bikes risked their lives weaving through the chaos. Adding new cars to Market Street will not improve the corridor for anyone and will not bring back the foot traffic that local businesses so desperately need.
Sign the petition today to join this movement and keep Market Street moving!
