SF Supervisor Alan Wong's proposal to reopen Great Highway fails
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A plan to reopen San Francisco's Great Highway to cars has failed.
Supervisor Alan Wong failed to get enough support from other supervisors to get his proposal on June's ballot.
It's a win for people pushing to keep the new Sunset Dunes park open.
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"Re-litigating a park that has already been voted on twice by the entire city, two lawsuits have been dismissed, like let's move forward," said Heidi Moseson of Friends of the Sunset Dunes. "This is the future of our coast. Let's build it together and then focus on all the important issues for our district."
Another group is now launching an effort to reopen the highway to cars. They will be collecting signatures for a November voter initiative.
Supervisor Alan Wong says, "I am proud to stand with the Sunset District and will support a community-driven petition effort to put this measure on the ballot."
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Former supervisor for the district, Joel Engardio, who was recalled after supporting the initial closure, released a statement saying in part:
"I'm glad that the vast majority of supervisors realized putting Sunset Dunes back on the ballot would be a distracting political wedge issue when we need to focus on issues like affordability and everything else that has the world on fire right now. Fighting over a park and a road is not going to help anyone when the park is popular and traffic is fine."
