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The Car-Free Revolution Comes to Market Street

KCBS Radio In Depth
KCBS Radio In Depth
Episode • Feb 1, 2020 • 31m

It was a big week for one of San Francisco’s busiest streets: On Wednesday much of Market Street -- a thoroughfare cutting right through the heart of the city’s downtown -- made the switch from car friendly to car free with with new rules banning all private traffic.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth we take a look at how the first day of this car free conversion went and then examine where the broader movement for pedestrian-friendly cities might be headed next. 

Guests: 

  • Stan Bunger, anchor for KCBS Radio
  • Holly Quan, reporter for KCBS Radio
  • Karen Philbrick, executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University
  • Marta Lindsey, communications director for Walk San Francisco

Host: KCBS Radio reporter Keith Menconi 

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