"Don't shut us out"

Photo: Santiago Mejia

Letter to the editor in today's SF Chronicle:

Please reopen John F. Kennedy Drive to cars so that all citizens of San Francisco can have access to the venues along this route. Throughout the park there are a plethora of paths, trails and bike lanes for young folks with good mobility who walk, ride, skate, scooter, etc. 

But seniors with limited mobility are denied access when roads are closed. While I understand that we, the senior citizens of San Francisco, are a minority, we deserve to be considered in plans for our Golden Gate Park. 

We have supported this city and this park for over half a century. Places like the Botanical Garden, Academy of Sciences, museums, Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, etc., are supported by our funds and our hours of volunteering. 

Don’t shut us out.

Lynette Porteous
San Francisco

Rob's comment:

The anti-car movement has a long history of trying to deny access to Golden Gate Park. See Anti-Car jihad targets Golden Gate Park from 2006 and Only the bike people opposed the garage from 2007.

And Still debating the Concourse garage in 2017.