JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park was designated as a car-free zone during the early months of the pandemic, becoming permanently car-free following public support and a lengthy debate in April 2022. A celebration to mark its five-year anniversary highlighted the importance of safe pedestrian spaces, especially in a city with significant walking-related injury risks. Advocates, despite facing pushback from drivers, continue to promote car-free areas in San Francisco, as debates persist about the city's transportation policies, exemplified by the controversy surrounding other car-free zones.
We are celebrating five years of this amazing car-free safe space for people here in Golden Gate Park," Walk SF communications director Marta Lindsey told NBC Bay Area. "We're in a city where three people are hit every day while walking, so we need safe spaces like this.
Angry drivers brought a ballot measure to let the cars back later that year, but SF voters shot that ballot measure down by a 65%-35% margin, and cars were banned for good on what we now call JFK Promenade.
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