EVENTS & TRAFFIC : Saturday June 29th through Friday July 5th

June 27, 2019 Bob Cassinelli

Trans March

Friday, June 28: The 15th annual Trans March will take place. Prior to the march, there will be a brunch and rally in Dolores Park. The march will start at 6 p.m. at Dolores and 18th streets and culminate at Turk and Taylor streets. For more details, visit http://www.transmarch.org/.

The following street closures will be required from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday:

Taylor Street between Turk and Eddy streets
Turk Street between Mason and Taylor streets

Traffic along Market Street is expected to be very congested during the march. Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time or to use alternate routes.

Dyke March

Saturday, June 29: The 27th annual Dyke March and pre-event festivities will take place at Dolores Park.

The march will begin at 5 p.m. and will proceed from Dolores Street along 18th Street to Valencia Street to 16th Street, Market Street, Castro Street, back onto 18th Street and end at Dolores Park. For more details, please visithttp://www.thedykemarch.org/.

The following street closures will be required from 9 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.:

Dolores Street between 17th and 20th streets
Intersections: Dolores Street at Dolores Terrace, Dorland, 19th and Cumberland streets
Local Access: 19th Street; Cumberland Street; 18th Street between Guerrero and Dolores; 20th Street between Dolores and Church streets

San Francisco Pride Celebration & Temporary Cab Stands

Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30: From noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, the annual San Francisco Pride Celebration will be held at the Civic Center Plaza. For details on weekend festivities, visit http://www.sfpride.org/.

Attendees should expect delays entering the Civic Center Plaza as there will be metal detectors (a combination of walk-through machines and hand-held wands) at all entry points into the plaza on both Saturday and Sunday. All bags will be searched and bags larger than 18 inches by 18 inches will not be permitted. For further details on security and other issues, visit http://www.sfpride.org/celebration/

People are encouraged to sign up for the city’s emergency text notifications by texting (415) 888-7777 with the message “alertsf.”

Access to the Civic Center Garage

Access to the Civic Center Garage for purpose of entry or exit will not be allowedbetween 8 p.m., Friday and 6 a.m. Monday.

Street Closures

The following street closures will be required at time specified:

Starting at 9 a.m., Thursday and continuing until 3 p.m., Monday:

Fulton Street between Hyde and Larkin streets
Grove Street between Polk and Larkin streets

Starting at 7 p.m., Thursday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place between McAllister and Grove streets

Starting at 9 a.m., Friday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Grove Street between Hyde Street and Van Ness Avenue
Larkin Street between McAllister and Market streets

Starting at 8 p.m., Friday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Dr. Tom Waddell Place between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street
Polk Street between Grove and Market streets
McAllister Street between Van Ness Avenue and Leavenworth Street
Hyde Street between McAllister and Grove streets

Starting at 8 p.m., Saturday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Continuum Place from Golden Gate Avenue to Terminus
Elm Street between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street
Golden Gate Avenue between Van Ness Avenue and Leavenworth Street
Hyde Street between Turk and McAllister streets
Larkin Street between Turk and McAllister streets
Polk Street between Turk and McAllister streets
Redwood Street between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue

Starting at 12:01 a.m., Sunday and continuing until 5 p.m., Sunday:

Leavenworth Street between McAllister and Market streets
Sutter Street between Sansome and Market streets
Sansome Street (northbound lane only) between Bush and Sutter streets

All northbound traffic coming from 9th Street will be directed to use Hayes Street to either Van Ness Avenue or Franklin Street. Southbound traffic on Polk Street should use Golden Gate Avenue to Hyde Street until Saturday evening when both Hyde Street and Golden Gate Avenue will be closed.

Pride Stands 6.28.19

Annual July 4 Independence Day Fireworks Celebration

Next Thursday, July 4: The July 4 annual Independence Day Fireworks Celebration will start at 2 p.m. along the waterfront near the Municipal Pier and Pier 39. Entertainment will be at Pier 39, Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square. The fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m. Muni will operate on a Sunday schedule, but extra Muni service will be provided to and from the fireworks display on The Embarcadero. The 76X Marin Headlands Express Muni bus will be in service.

Starting from around noon to 11 p.m., large crowds and heavy traffic should be expected to and from Treasure Island.

At approximately 8:30 p.m., no traffic will be allowed north of Lombard Street, from Van Ness to Doyle Drive, except for residents.

As many as 200,000 people are expected in the event area. Traffic congestion and disruption of transit service are expected in the northern section of the city. To ensure safety of the riding public, customers should pay attention to their surroundings and allow extra travel time to get around the City.

The following street closures will be in effect:

8:30 p.m. to midnight, Thursday
- Marina Boulevard exit off Doyle Drive may be closed
6 a.m., Wednesday to 5 p.m., Thursday
- Jefferson Street from Aquatic Park to Hyde Street
6 a.m., Thursday to 4 a.m., Friday
- The Embarcadero between Powell and Mason streets
8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Thursday
- Van Ness Avenue between North Point Street and the Municipal Pier Terminus
- Beach Street from Polk Street to the Terminus
11 a.m., Thursday to 4 a.m., Friday
- Jefferson Street between Hyde and Powell streets
9:20 to 10:15 p.m., Thursday
- Northbound Embarcadero between Broadway and Bay Street

Note: As the crowd grows and to ensure safety of pedestrians, SFPD Police Officers and SFMTA Parking Control Officers can decide to close Fisherman’s Wharf area bounded by The Embarcadero, Van Ness Avenue and Bay Street earlier than the scheduled time listed above to vehicular traffic.

Embarcadero: Bay to Taylor

Jefferson: Embarcadero to Hyde

Beach: Hyde to west of Polk

Taylor: Beach to Embarcadero

Polk & Larkin: North Point to Beach

Van Ness: North Point to Muni Pier

Hyde: Beach to Jefferson

Leavenworth: Beach to Jefferson

Jones: Beach to Jefferson

Mason: Beach to Jefferson

Powell: Beach to Jefferson

To expedite transit flow following the fireworks, southbound traffic on Polk Street between Bay and Union streets will be restricted to buses, taxis and bicycles only between 9 and 11 p.m. Northbound traffic on Polk Street will not be affected.