Our guests are Megan Bourne, Chief of Staff at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and Patricia Arack, leader of "Concerned residents of the Sunset", an organization started in October 2020 in response to the harm that was experienced by residents in the Sunset due to the Great Highway closure.

Parkaccess4all believes all SF residents and visitors to our city should be able to enjoy Golden Gate Park. JFK Drive provides access to the East end of Golden Gate Park. At the start of the pandemic, it was closed to provide additional outdoor space for nearby residents while they sheltered-in-place. This initiative was set to expire when the City’s shelter-in-place order was lifted. Now that San Francisco is reopening, it is time to restore JFK Drive to its pre-pandemic configuration! The continued closure of JFK Drive restricts access for people with disabilities, seniors, families with young children, those who do not live close to the Park, and those who cannot afford to pay for parking. We believe in – and will keep advocating for – a Golden Gate Park accessible for all. Let’s move forward with keeping the road open with shared use on weekdays, while remaining closed Sundays and holidays year-round, with the addition of Saturdays for six months of the year. This was a compromise brokered between stakeholders in 2007 and it has worked well for many years before the pandemic. Reinstating it would provide access for the many people who have been severely affected by the closure.

Park Access 4 All is a movement of disability rights activists, seniors and senior groups, community leaders, Park neighbors, first responders, a park institution, and workers who want Golden Gate Park to be accessible for all visitors. 

Learn more and join us in advocating for restored access to JFK Drive at parkaccess4all.org

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