Car-Free JFK Drive - Revision history

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2025-10-20T18:52:03Z

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Lisaruth at 18:51, 20 October 2025

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	[[CYCLERS RIDE IN GAY ATTIRE \|Bicycles]]''' were very widely enjoyed during the ~~1890's~~ in Golden Gate Park and all of San Francisco.'''		[[CYCLERS RIDE IN GAY ATTIRE \|Bicycles]]''' were very widely enjoyed during the 1890s in Golden Gate Park and all of San Francisco.'''

	''Photo: Private Collection''		''Photo: Private Collection''

EvaKnowles: added new info

2024-07-19T22:38:26Z

added new info

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Lisaruth: removed Lindley Meadow photos in anticipation of largescale edits to piece

2024-07-16T23:38:57Z

removed Lindley Meadow photos in anticipation of largescale edits to piece

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	''Photo: Private Collection''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	~~[[Image:Lindley-meadow 4560.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Lindley Meadow, off JFK Drive and west of 25th Avenue and Crossover Drive.'''~~

	~~''Photo: Chris Carlsson''~~

	~~[[Image:Flag-football-in-lindley-meadow 4564.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Flag football in Lindley Meadow.'''~~

	~~''Photo: Chris Carlsson''~~

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Ccarlsson: updated info and added video

2023-10-02T17:58:53Z

updated info and added video

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	[[Image:JFK-Drive 20200516 144710.jpg]]		[[Image:JFK-Drive 20200516 144710.jpg]]

	'''JFK Drive ~~has been getting~~ even more use than its usual during the Covid-19 pandemic since the eastern half has been open only to pedestrians, joggers, and bicyclists.'''		'''JFK Drive got even more use than its usual during the Covid-19 pandemic since the eastern half has been open only to pedestrians, joggers, and bicyclists. An election battle in 2022 led to a popular vote in favor of permanently closing JFK to car traffic.'''

	''Photo: Chris Carlsson, May 2020''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson, May 2020''
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	''Photo: Chris Carlsson, May 2020''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson, May 2020''

	~~On Sundays, the~~ eastern half of J.F.K. Drive down the center of Golden Gate Park is closed to automobiles and turned over to an amazing multitude of people skating, biking, walking, running, and playing. Walking among the crowd one is treated to a remarkable diversity of languages, subcultures, bodies, etc. An ongoing campaign to close large parts of the park to cars has intermittently made itself felt, but the city's Recreation & Park Dept. ~~has~~ resisted any permanent closure of JFK Drive until the Covid-19 pandemic, and ~~few expect it~~ to ~~remain closed when~~ the ~~crisis has passed~~.		The eastern half of J.F.K. Drive down the center of Golden Gate Park is closed to automobiles and turned over to an amazing multitude of people skating, biking, walking, running, and playing. Walking among the crowd one is treated to a remarkable diversity of languages, subcultures, bodies, etc. An ongoing campaign to close large parts of the park to cars has intermittently made itself felt, but the city's Recreation & Park Dept. resisted any permanent closure of JFK Drive until the Covid-19 pandemic, and happily, even though there was well-funded opposition, San Franciscans voted in a large majority to permanently close JFK to cars in 2022.

			<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/natural-areas-golden-gate-park-sept-30-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

			'''After the visit to the Native Plant Nursery and a pause under the Monterey Cypresses at the east end of Golden Gate Park, the tour stops in the middle of a car-free JFK before entering the Oak Woodlands at the northeast corner of Golden Gate Park.'''

			''Video: Shaping San Francisco''

	[[Image:ggpk$jfk-drive.jpg]]		[[Image:ggpk$jfk-drive.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: added photos

2020-09-11T05:26:27Z

added photos

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	'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

	[[JFK-Drive 20200516 144710.jpg]]		[[Image:JFK-Drive 20200516 144710.jpg]]

	'''JFK Drive has been getting even more use than its usual during the Covid-19 pandemic since the eastern half has been open only to pedestrians, joggers, and bicyclists.'''		'''JFK Drive has been getting even more use than its usual during the Covid-19 pandemic since the eastern half has been open only to pedestrians, joggers, and bicyclists.'''

Ccarlsson: added photos

2020-09-11T05:26:07Z

added photos

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	[[~~Image:ggpk$spreckels~~-~~lake~~.jpg]]		[[JFK-Drive 20200516 144710.jpg]]

	'''~~Spreckels Lake~~, ~~home to remote controlled toy boating~~.'''		'''JFK Drive has been getting even more use than its usual during the Covid-19 pandemic since the eastern half has been open only to pedestrians, joggers, and bicyclists.'''

	''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson, May 2020''

			[[Image:JFK-Drive 20200516 144831.jpg]]

			'''JFK Drive, crowded during the pandemic.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson, May 2020''

	On Sundays, the eastern half of J.F.K. Drive down the center of Golden Gate Park is closed to automobiles and turned over to an amazing multitude of people skating, biking, walking, running, and playing. Walking among the crowd one is treated to a remarkable diversity of languages, subcultures, bodies, etc. An ongoing campaign to close large parts of the park to cars has intermittently made itself felt, but the city's Park Dept. has ~~no current plans to expand the restrictions on cars, though a recent effort (2007-08) led to a partial~~ closure of JFK Drive ~~on Saturdays too~~.		On Sundays, the eastern half of J.F.K. Drive down the center of Golden Gate Park is closed to automobiles and turned over to an amazing multitude of people skating, biking, walking, running, and playing. Walking among the crowd one is treated to a remarkable diversity of languages, subcultures, bodies, etc. An ongoing campaign to close large parts of the park to cars has intermittently made itself felt, but the city's Recreation & Park Dept. has resisted any permanent closure of JFK Drive until the Covid-19 pandemic, and few expect it to remain closed when the crisis has passed.

	[[Image:ggpk$jfk-drive.jpg]]		[[Image:ggpk$jfk-drive.jpg]]
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Ccarlsson: added photos

2020-09-11T05:15:50Z

added photos

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	''Photo: Private Collection''		''Photo: Private Collection''

			[[Image:Lindley-meadow 4560.jpg]]

			'''Lindley Meadow, off JFK Drive and west of 25th Avenue and Crossover Drive.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Image:Flag-football-in-lindley-meadow 4564.jpg]]

			'''Flag football in Lindley Meadow.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	[[Duck Lake \|Prev. Document]] [[Golden Gate Park History \|Next Document]]		[[Duck Lake \|Prev. Document]] [[Golden Gate Park History \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Golden Gate Park]] [[category:1990s]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:Parks]]		[[category:Golden Gate Park]] [[category:1990s]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:Parks]]

Ccarlsson: moved 1890s bike picture here

2014-05-27T22:53:35Z

moved 1890s bike picture here

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	''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Image:ggpk$bicycles-1890s.jpg]]

			[[CYCLERS RIDE IN GAY ATTIRE \|Bicycles]]''' were very widely enjoyed during the 1890's in Golden Gate Park and all of San Francisco.'''

			''Photo: Private Collection''

	[[Duck Lake \|Prev. Document]] [[Golden Gate Park History \|Next Document]]		[[Duck Lake \|Prev. Document]] [[Golden Gate Park History \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Golden Gate Park]] [[category:1990s]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:Parks]]		[[category:Golden Gate Park]] [[category:1990s]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:Parks]]