There’s been a surprising amount of division in the #BikeSF community over #ValenciaStreet, considering we pretty much all have the same ideal: a fully pedestrianized street.
All the rest is squabbling over tactics and strategy and second-best alternatives. Well I think there’s power in unity and not negotiating with ourselves and asking for less off the bat.
Side-running lanes? Center-running lanes? A distraction. It shouldn’t carry through traffic at all, that’s what matters.
If you want a quick way to advocate for this change right now, this push for a Better Block for a Better Valencia is the best thing I know. Suggestions for who to email at the end. Feel free to be more explicit you want full pedestrianization as the end goal. https://www.livablecity.org/valencia-better-block