Golden Gate Park - JFK Access and Safety Improvements

Scope of Work

The Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program is a project of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) that includes a number of initiatives to improve safety, equity, accessibility and mobility along the new JFK Promenade.

Funding

Funding for this project comes from the 2020 Health and Recovery Bond , General Fund, and other local sources.

Completed Initiatives

• JFK Promenade / Stanyan Street Sidewalk Accessibility Upgrades - Completed in May 2026, this project made improvements to the sidewalks and driveway aprons on JFK Promenade near McLaren Lodge and on the park side of Stanyan Street between Hayes St and JFK Promenade.

• 20 new, free blue zone spaces in the parking lot behind the Music Concourse Bandshell, for a total of 96 blue spaces in the park’s east end. The Music Concourse Bandshell lot puts visitors closer to museum entrances than before the road closure. The new lot includes curb ramps and accessible pathways.

• Flexible pricing in the Music Concourse Garage and adds free three-hour parking in the garage for those who use free museum passes like Museums for All and Discover & Go. Free parking will also be reserved for museum visitors with ADA placards.

• Removal of restrictions on vehicle access to the Music Concourse through the Garage , which can be accessed directly by 10th Avenue to allow easy drop-off and pick-up of visitors in front of the museums and expanding the free 15-minute loading time to 30 minutes for loading zones in the Music Concourse garage.

• Improvements to the free Golden Gate Park Shuttle , adding new weekday service, more frequent weekend service, and an expanded route that connects with Muni on Haight Street and stops at Stow Lake. More improvements are planned, including low-floor vehicles, improved comfort at shuttle stops, and working with navigation providers like Google Map to add shuttle route information to their platforms.

• Continued MUNI buses and paratransit service on JFK , with improved service for the 29 Sunset and the return of the 21 Hayes lines.

• Delineated, signed route for deliveries to the de Young Museum’s loading dock to support their programming.

• New roadway delineations to separate faster moving bikes from slower shared street spaces.

• New roadway configuration to ease traffic congestion on Chain of Lake Drive to Sunset Boulevard.

  

Background

In November 2022, San Francisco voters reaffirmed previous legislation, making the new JFK Promenade a permanent car-free route enjoyed by a wide range of visitors. Along the route, visitors can enjoy art installations, public pianos, rest stops and enhanced entrances featuring seating and lawn games, and live music.

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Contact Us

Omar Davis

Project Manager Email Phone: 1-628-652-6644