24th St. Barrier At Shotwell, Facing Backlash, To Be Removed

San Francisco CA

10 November, 2021

5:24 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local November 9, 2021 When a median barrier went up in mid-October at 24th and Shotwell streets – an effort to keep Shotwell a "slow street" – the complaints started coming in. By last week, Calle 24 Latino Cultural District began a petition to the mayor, the MTA, and the Board of Supervisors to remove the barriers. The petition claimed the barrier would prevent the Carnaval festival and other cultural events that use the route, and called it a "psychological" barrier "that has triggered the trauma of displacement." Within six days, the petition received over 2,900 signatures. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.