Warm weather and clear skies on Sunday brought at least a couple of thousand people to the Mission District’s first Sunday Streets of the year. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Valencia Street was blocked off to traffic and kids, adults and animals on bikes, strollers and foot took advantage of the clear corridor. Here are some of the photos and quick...
A somewhat blustery and slightly overcast day didn’t deter hundreds of pedestrians and cyclists from strolling or cruising along Valencia Street on Sunday. Live music in the streets and clouds of bubbles are hard to resist. But the civic engagement groups were particularly noticeable at this particular iteration of Sunday Streets as well, with both local political hopefuls and a plethora of...
Pedestrians and cyclists took over Valencia Street on Sunday in the last event of its kind this season, and indeed, this year. With a melange of music, people, politics, and pets, the event was a hit, packing Valencia and some of its cross streets for hours. Check out some photos :
Valencia is packed with residents on bikes and every other mode of transport. Join them and look for Mission Local reporters out there. Sign up to become a member. The video shows the Zulunation hip hop group.
If you were at Sunday Streets this past weekend, you may have witnessed the wedding of Amandeep Jawa and Kimberly Conley on Valencia Street. If you missed it, be sure to check out our video of the sweet ceremony.
Today is the Mission's last Sunday Streets of the year. For the fourth time this summer, Valencia Street from 14th to 24th and 24th Street from Valencia to Hampshire will be closed to cars and opened up to pedestrians, performers and businesses.
There will be yoga, mimes, massages and bikes but no cars on Mission’s main roadways today for Sunday Streets, a recurring event put on by the City of San Francisco to encourage healthy living. The 2.2 mile L-shaped route from Duboce Avenue and 24th Street to Hampshire and 24th will have many attractions and is expected to draw over 50,000...
Alrededor de una docena de personas se reunieron en el Teatro Brava a comienzos de esta semana para expresar su apoyo al aumento en la realización de eventos de Sunday Streets en la Misión, programado este año para el primer Sunday Streets consecutivo en mayo, junio, julio y agosto. No obstante, algunos residentes estaban preocupados por la falta de estacionamiento...
A few dozen people gathered at the Brava Theater earlier this week to voice their support for the increase in the number of Sunday Street events in the Mission, scheduled this year for the first Sundays in May, June, July and August.
Si la reunión programada para el próximo lunes sale bien, la Misión tendrá cuatro Sunday Streets consecutivos durante 2012 cada primer domingo de mayo, junio, julio y agosto. El doble de lo que se tuvo en el pasado. El programa piloto le permitirá a los organizadores estudiar la posibilidad de tener más eventos de Sunday Streets en una ruta establecida....
