San Francisco parks officials say they will apply early next year for a state permit to convert a soon-to-close portion of Great Highway into a promenade, and, perhaps someday, a coastal park.
Following the passage of Proposition K by a majority of San Francisco voters Nov. 5, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department will apply for a permit with the California Coastal Commission early next year. Daniel Montes, a Rec and Park spokesperson, said a department meeting is scheduled for December to sketch out a timeline.
“We expect the Great Highway to become a full-time promenade in early 2025 and include temporary art installations, murals, seating, and events,” he said in a written statement. “We will continue to keep the public posted.”
More than 54% of San Franciscans in the November election voted to permanently close the two-mile stretch between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard to cars in order to create a public recreation space.
Lucas Lux, an Outer Sunset resident and the president of the pro-Prop. K group Friends of Great Highway Park, said John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park — which voters in 2022 opted to permanently close to cars — could be viewed as an example of what Great Highway could look like in the near future.