False and misleading headlines like this one perpetuate the lies and confusion over Slow Streets and add to the animosity and confusion on the streets of San Francisco.
By Sebraleaves
FAKE HEADLINE posted on localnewsmatters site reads: “Buoyed by success of ‘slow streets’ program, SFMTA decides to keep Page Street car-free”
This headline appeared January 23, 2023, weeks after the SFMTA members and Jeff Tumlin declared “SLOW STREETS ARE NOT CLOSED STREETS.”
This false headline declaring Page Street is car-free is evidence of a major problem with the Slow Streets program. Some people are ignoring the final decision of the SFMTA Board that Slow Streets are not closed to cars. Who is spreading this misinformation? And what will it take to clear this up? How do we stop the the lies?
Someone from the SFMTA Board or staff needs to contact this publication and let them know they need to correct this headline. SFMTA and Jeff Tumlin need to state very clearly for all those people who think that Slow Streets are car-free streets.
Some detailed information on Slow Streets may be found here:
AB 773, authored by then Assemblymember Navzarin, Street closures and designations would authorize a local authority to adopt a rule or regulation to close a portion of a street under its jurisdiction to through vehicular traffic if it determines closure is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the closure. The bill would also authorize a local authority to adopt a rule or regulation to designate a local street within its jurisdiction as a slow street…
(h) Designating particular streets as slow streets. For purposes of this section, “slow streets” may include local neighborhood streets with network connections to citywide bicycle networks and green space, prioritized in neighborhoods with the lowest access to parks and highest air pollution burdens. Lake Street does not meet this criteria as it is a short block away from one of the largest city parks in San Francisco.
