EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Saturday, July 22nd through Friday, July 28th

EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Saturday, July 22nd through Friday, July 28th
July 20, 2023 Bob Cassinelli

San Francisco Marathon

Sunday, July 23: The annual San Francisco Marathon will begin from The Embarcadero and Mission Street at 5:30 a.m., with staggered starts beginning at 5:15 a.m. The race route will loop north along The Embarcadero, through Fisherman’s Wharf and the Marina into the Presidio and onto Golden Gate Bridge, then south through the outer Richmond District on 26th and 27thavenues. The race will continue through Golden Gate Park, and then through the Haight, crossing Market Street at Guerrero, and then to continue through the Mission District primarily on 16th Street into Mission Bay and then back to The Embarcadero. An attendance of up to 27,500 runners is expected for all the events, which include a half marathon, 5K and 10K in addition to the full marathon. For more event details, visit https://www.thesfmarathon.com/.

This will be a large citywide running event. Traffic around the City will be affected as soon as the race begins. The following are travel options to cross the marathon route:

East/West Travel

  • Richmond District: all streets with exceptions of Lake Street and El Camino de Mar
  • Dogpatch: 18th and 20th Street
North/South Travel
  • Great Highway (North of Lincoln Avenue)
  • 19th Avenue
  • Steiner Street
  • Fillmore Street
  • Valencia Street
  • Mission Street
  • South Van Ness Avenue
  • Folsom Street (from 15th to 17 streets)
  • Bryan Street
  • Potrero Avenue
  • Kansas Street
  • De Haro Street
  • Pennsylvania Street
Travelers should expect transit and travel delays due to street closures during the race and crowds of racers and spectators both before and after the race. The race will begin at 5:30 a.m. and conclude in the early afternoon.

Various additional street closures will be required between 5 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. throughout the race route including in the Presidio and Golden Gate Park. Additional detail of race day traffic advisory with suggested detours can be found at http://www.thesfmarathon.com/race-weekend/traffic-advisory/.

Taxi Service: Between 12:01 a.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday, there will be temporary taxi stands for the event at the following locations:

  • Clay Street between Drumm and Davis streets
  • North side of Drumm Street (Six Spots Only)

Event at Chase Center

Saturday, July 22: The Paramore in North America will perform at Chase Center. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

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.

Giants Baseball Games

Tuesday, July 25 to Wednesday, July 26: The San Francisco Giants will play two home games at the ballpark. Listed below are start times for these games and SF Giants to play:
  • Two games against the Oakland Athletics: 1) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 25; and 2) 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 26.
For more event details, visit www.mlb.com/giants.

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, east side, north of King Street

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