Was the un-slowing of Lake Street a done deal from the start? Slow street advocates believe they have the email to prove it, but the mayor’s office says it’s not what it looks like.
Slow street advocates believe they have the email to prove it, but the mayor’s office says it’s not what it looks like.
“The entire engineering hearing, the entire public process was a complete sham — the mayor knew exactly what she wanted," said Luke Bornheimer, an organizer with Community Spaces SF. The suggested design was soundly rejected by both opponents and proponents of Slow Lake Street, according to SFMTA. The new middle ground would have removed several of the existing traffic barriers on the street, replacing them with some mitigating measures — such as speed cushions — that would allow vehicular traffic to move through more freely.
The plans for which SFMTA will now look to win approval — possibly at a board meeting in September — would essentially revert Lake Street back to its pre-pandemic status, albeit with the addition of a few traffic calming measures. That apparent divide came as a surprise to Slow Street backers, who noted earlier public survey data had shown widespread support for Slow Street measures from those who live on Lake Street, and a narrow majority of support from those who live on streets adjacent to Lake Street.
Those fighting for it to remain slow contend slow streets are a way of reducing traffic injuries and deaths, that a vast majority of the city’s streets remain open to through traffic, and that encouraging cycling and walking is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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