San Francisco’s Slow Streets
Slow Streets create green transportation options, connect neighbors, build community, and benefit local businesses. In 2022 16 Slow Streets became permanent across the city.
A map shows the locations of San Francisco’s permanent Slow Streets, marked in purple.
What is a slow street?
Slow Streets limit through traffic to create safe space for people to walk, bike, roll, skate, run, or otherwise use the street for transportation or recreation outside of vehicles.
They are not closed to all cars. People may drive cars for local access to get to their homes or businesses on Slow Streets.
Why do we need Slow Streets?
While Slow Streets were created to provide safe spaces for recreation during the pandemic, thousands of San Franciscans now rely on these safe spaces for daily trips to school, work, and shopping districts on foot and bike.
Slow Streets reduce crashes, slow neighborhood traffic, and help increase the number of people riding bicycles and walking. San Francisco has a goal of 80% of trips taken by sustainable transportation modes by 2030, and if we’re going to get there, we’ll need to expand our Slow Streets network to provide safe spaces for biking and rolling.
Kids, families, and seniors use Slow Streets to get to school and work safely
Connect with your local slow street group
Many of San Francisco’s Slow Streets are supported by stewards, a community of neighborhood leaders who bring neighbors together to plan events, take care of the street, and advocate for improvements. Get in touch with your local Slow Street below to get involved with their work!
