EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Friday September 6th through Friday September 13th

EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Friday September 6th through Friday September 13th
September 5, 2024 Bob Cassinelli

Dreamforce Convention

Monday, Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept 22: A street closure of Howard Street between 3rd and 4th streets will be required for the Dreamforce Convention beginning at 6 a.m., Monday, Sept. 9 and continuing through 10 p.m., Sunday, Sept 22.

Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday, Sept 19: A daytime street closure of 4th Street between Mission and Howard streets will be required for the Dreamforce Convention, daily, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 16 through Thursday, Sept 19. During the street closure hours, the following additional traffic controls and Muni service will be in place:

  • Southbound travel restricted on Stockton Street at Post and O’Farrell streets
  • Southbound travel restricted on 4th Street at Mission Street
  • “Local Access” only allowed on: 1) Minna Street between 4th and 5thstreets; 2) Stockton Street from Post to Geary streets; 3) Stockton Street from O’Farrell to Market streets; and 4) 4th Street from Market to Mission streets
  • “One Way” travel on Howard Street will be converted to “Two Way” for local access to businesses and residents on Howard between 5th and 4th streets.
  • Muni buses will not be impacted by the listed daily street closures and travel restrictions
  • Muni will continue to use regular routing and regular bus stops on Stockton Street and on 4th Street
  • 4th Street from Mission to Howard streets will reopen to regular traffic overnight, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and all related travel controls will also clear during these hours.

Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday, Sept. 19: The Salesforce Corporation will be holding its yearly Dreamforce Convention at the Moscone Center. Conference hours will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, with conference registration on Monday. An attendance of 45,000 is expected at Moscone Center North, South and West. For more event details, visitwww.salesforce.com/dreamforce.

Significant traffic congestion is anticipated in and around Moscone Center, particularly on streets immediately east of 3rd Street, on Mason Street from Sutter to Market streets and on 5th Street from Market to Harrison streets, especially during mornings and afternoons. Travelers are encouraged to take public transportation or use alternate routes. There will be heavy pedestrian traffic in the Moscone Center area.

Howard Street traffic will be detoured via southbound 2nd Street to Harrison Street, or via New Montgomery Street to Hawthorne Street to either Folsom or Harrison streets.

Traffic on Stockton Street and 4th Street will be detoured via Mason, Cyril Magnin and 5th Street from Sutter to Howard streets.

There will be a signed bicycle detour for people on bikes on Howard Street to turn north at 2nd Street to Market Street. People on bikes who wish to stay on Howard Street will have the option to dismount at Howard and 3rd streets and walk their bicycle through the event along the north sidewalk.

Signage will be placed in advance of the street closures and detour routes.

Caltrans will activate electronic message signs on major freeways entering the city to notify motorists of the closures.

SFMTA Parking Control Officers and San Francisco Police Officers will be deployed at key intersections throughout the closures.

There will be no impact on Muni service.

There will be temporary taxi stands for pick up and drop off only:

  • Eastside of Third Street (northbound) between Howard and Minna streets
  • Southside of Howard Street (westbound) between 4th and 5th streets

Events at Chase Center

Friday, Sept. 6 to Tuesday, Sept. 10: There will be two events to take place at Chase Center:

Street Closures

To accommodate events that will take place at the arena, the following street closures will be enforced two hours before and one hour after each event:

  • 16th Street between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
  • Warriors Way between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
  • Northbound 3rd Street between 16th Street and Warriors Way will also be closed approximately 30 minutes before and 45 minutes after an event.
  • Only local access will be allowed on Northbound Illinois Street between Mariposa and 16th streets.

Taxi Stands

There is one taxi stand located on southbound Terry Francois Boulevard.
Ramp Taxis should use the loading zone on eastbound Warriors Way at Bridgeview Way.

San Francisco Giants Baseball Games

Thursday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Sept. 12th: The San Francisco Giants will play six home games at the ballpark. Listed below are start times for these games:
  • One game against the Arizona Diamondbacks: 1) 12:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5.
  • Three games against the Milwaukee Brewers: 1) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10; 2) 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11; and 3) 6:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12.

Street Closures

To accommodate events that will take place at the ballpark, the following street closures will be enforced:

  • Two and a half hours before the opening pitch, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic. King Street will reopen after first pitch until the seventh inning.
  • From the seventh inning until post-game traffic dies down, the SFMTA will again close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic in order to reduce congestion on city streets.
  • Additionally, the northbound portion of the 4th Street Bridge (Peter R. Maloney Bridge) will be closed to all traffic except Muni, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period.
Taxi Stands
  • 2nd Street, west side, between Brannan and King Streets
  • 2nd Street, east side, between Townsend and King Streets
  • 3rd Street, west side, north of King Street

River of Life Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, Sept. 7: The River of Life Church’s annual community prayer breakfast will take place from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

A street closure of Sunnydale Avenue between Hahn and Sawyer streets will be required from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mascot Run Club 5K

Sunday, Sept. 8: The Mascot 5K Run and the rhythm of the music at the San Francisco waterfront, nestled between Pier 30 and 32, under the majestic Bay Bridge, will take place. Event will start at 9 a.m.
 
The following street closures will be required from 7 to 10 a.m., Sunday:
  • The Embarcadero between 2nd and Washington streets
  • King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets
  • 3rd Street between Terry A Francois Boulevard and King Street

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