Great Highway Becomes Car-Free! Hello Sunset Dunes Park!
On March 14, 2025, a two-mile stretch of San Francisco's Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard permanently closed to vehicle traffic. This transformation started during the COVID era, when cities were creating safe-distance open spaces for people. The practice continued on weekends only after COVID subsided. In November, San Francisco voters approved Proposition K which paved the way for the permanent closure and park creation.
On April 12, 2025 the two-mile linear 50–acre park was opened to the public. Named Sunset Dunes, the linear park represents another example of successful reclamation of space devoted to vehicles for active transportation and open space, where residents and visitors can walk, bike, skate, and enjoy car-free access to the Pacific Ocean beaches.
This transformational project continues a San Francisco tradition of reallocating motor vehicle space to active transportation mobility and open space. The Chrissy Field complex and the Embarcadero waterfront are earlier examples. Congratulations, San Francisco!
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