Sunday Streets Dogpatch/Mission Bay

Final Date and Route TBA 

In 2020, a new Sunday Streets route comes to the Dogpatch and Mission Bay neighborhoods, building on the history of the previous Bayview-Dogpatch with a new event dedicated to the two eastern, waterfront-hugging neighborhoods.

While Sunday Streets joined Dogpatch with its southern neighbor, Bayview, in previous years, the new Sunday Streets will bridge the neighborhood with Mission Bay. Situated between Potrero Hill and the bay, Dogpatch is home to multiple art galleries converted from industrial warehouses, small businesses and many  residential homes. 

The route connects residents with Dogpatch small businesses, and attendees will enjoy waterfront access, an opportunity that will grow as new developments and waterfront space is established. 

Connecting 22nd St, 3rd Street, Mariposa and Terry Francois Blvd, the new route will celebrate the Mission Bay neighborhood, home to a large residential community and multiple affordable housing developments, many of which are still being built.

An area still under construction, Mission Bay has seen an explosion of growth in recent years, and Livable City looks to collaborate with residents, small businesses, local organizations and more to create a day dedicated to the identity of this brand-new neighborhood.

TRANSIT & LIVABILITY

The proposed Central Subway project will make the link between Mission Bay, Oracle Park, Market StreetUnion Square, and Chinatown even faster.

22nd Street’s Caltrain station is one of only nine stations in Caltrans’ 29-station system that receive “Baby Bullet” express service in addition to regular service.

Mission Rock will be a new mixed-used neighborhood consisting of eight acres of new public open space, approximately 1,500 new rental homes with 40% affordable to low and middle income families, and small retail shops and cafes, with expected completion in 2025.

DID YOU KNOW?

Dogpatch architecture offers a glimpse into pre-1906 San Francisco, when the neighborhood’s location and surrounding marshland offered protection from the great earthquake and fire. Look out for old factories and homes (built by and for the working-class occupants of this industrial neighborhood) on Tennessee and Minnesota Streets between 22nd and 20th and beyond. 

In the 19th century, Mission Bay was used as a dumping ground for building projects, and later for debris from the 1906 earthquake.

In the 1890s, Islais Creek was the largest body of water in San Francisco, and residents used it for recreation, transportation and drinking water. Today, the creek is largely filled in and flows out to the bay via the Islais Creek Channel, located between Dogpatch and Bayview. It still regularly floods the Cayuga Terrace neighborhood during rainstorms.  

Advocates, along with the SF Planning Department, SFPUC and SFMTA are looking to in rehabilitate the marshlands that surrounded the creek of water pre-industrialization. Learn more at SF Planning’s Islais Creek Adapation Strategy.

Getting there

Livable City strongly encourages biking, walking, or taking public transportation to get to Sunday Streets.

MUNI:

For trip planning and other Muni-related info, go to www.sfmta.com. Visit sfmta.com/alerts the week before the event for updated information on any MUNI lines that will be rerouted during the event. The Dogpatch/MissionBay Sunday Streets route is served by the following MUNI lines:

  • T Line operates along the route between Cesar Chavez Street and Mariposa Street
  • 22 Fillmore to 18th St and Tennessee St
  • 48 Quintara/24th St to 22nd St and Minnesota St
  • 55 to 16th and 4th St

BART: Coming from the East Bay? Take BART to Embarcadero and transfer to Muni (T Line). Also you can go to the 16th St or 24th St BART Stations to connect with bus lines serving the Bayview/Dogpatch neighborhoods. For trip planning, go to www.bart.gov. For more information about bikes on BART, go to www.bart.gov/guide/bikes.

BIKE: Get in the Livable City spirit — bike to Sunday Streets! Go to:  www.sfbike.org to download a bike map to help find a flat, bike-friendly route from your area or the nearest transit stop to Sunday Streets. Got a long way to go? Shorten the trip by taking transit part of the way. Muni buses have bike racks for 2 bikes, BART and Caltrain both allow bikes on board. For more information about bikes on BART, go to www.bart.gov/guide/bikes.

CALTRAIN: Coming from the South Bay? Take Caltrain to the station at 22nd St Station or to the Caltrain Depot at 4th and King Street. The Sunday Streets route is just a couple of blocks away from both stations. Get the schedule at http://www.caltrain.com/ and information about bikes on Caltrain at www.caltrain.com/riderinfo/Bicycles.html.

By Car: Should you choose to drive, be aware that the Sunday Streets route is towed of all vehicles beginning at 8am and no stopping or parking is allowed on the streets after that (even if you’re just stopping for a moment for a cup of coffee), and no vehicles are allowed to drive onto the route after 10:00am. Check out SFPark.org and parkme.com to identify available parking lots and spaces nearby.

Detours and Parking Changes

TOWING: Detailed towing map to come.

DETOURS & LOCAL ACCESS: Detailed detour and local access information to come.

If you need vehicle access to/from your home or place of business during this time, please contact us as early as possible. Email SundayStreets@livablecity.org or call 415-344-0489 to coordinate access.