Call-to-action: Final hurdle for Hayes Promenade permit renewal

tl;dr: Our final hurdle for permit renewal is this Tuesday, November 19, 2024. (Nov 19 update: SFMTA Board unanimously passed, with an expansion to include Saturday mornings! Thanks to everyone who supported!)

We cleared our first hurdle with ISCOTT last month. For those that emailed their support, thank you! This upcoming SFMTA Board meeting is the final hurdle to get our permit renewed for a full year.

Thanks for supporting Hayes Promenade! This Tuesday our one-year permit is up for renewal. We’re asking SFMTA to expand the schedule to include Sundays, and start earlier on weekend days. This is basically the schedule we had from 2020 through 2023, and we’re hoping to restore it.

You can help in two ways:

1) Click here to send an email in support of the Hayes Street Shared Space. It must be received by noon on Monday Nov 18th.

2) Come to the meeting and provide public comment in person, Tuesday, November 19th, 4pm, City Hall, Room 400:
www.sfmta.com/calendar/board-directors-meeting-november-19-2024 (The meeting starts at 1pm, but our Agenda Item 13 won’t be heard before 4pm. I recognize giving public comment in-person is a much heavier lift for folks, but they are extremely valuable).

If you'd like to personalize your public comment, here are some great examples of other cities, near and far, to help get your imagination going:
hayespromenade.org/blog/case-studies-pedestrianized-streets

For more details: hayespromenade.org/blog/call-to-action-final-hurdle-permit-renewal-nov-19

If you’d like to reach out to me directly, I’m at andrew@hayespromenade.org.

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