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Supervisors approve temporary Saturday closures on section of JFK Drive for summer trial; permanent plan to follow CEQA review
Summary
The board approved a temporary closure trial to close a shortened section of JFK Drive to vehicles on Saturdays from May 26 through Sept. 29 and directed the Recreation and Park Department to study usage, ADA compliance and De Young Museum access in preparation for environmental review of any long-term closure.
The Board of Supervisors on April 17 approved a temporary closure of a shortened section of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays from May 26 through Sept. 29 as a trial, and directed the Recreation and Park Department to prepare reports on use, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and museum access. The board also directed further planning for improvements to Middle Drive West.
Deputy City Attorney John Malamet outlined the measure and the limits of the temporary action. Malamet said the closure area was shortened from earlier proposals and would begin just west of the Teegarden Drive entrance and run to Transverse Drive; the…
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