Friends of Sunset Dunes

@sunsetdunes.org

Promoting, activating, and helping decide the future of Sunset Dunes, San Francisco's new coastal park! Learn more and get involved at sunsetdunes.org

🎂 Happy First Birthday to Sunset Dunes! One year in: 📈 1.7M total visits, 39,000 avg weekly visits 🛒 Revenue increases of up to 44% at local businesses 🚗 Crashes are down in the neighborhood And so much more! Thank you for making the park’s first year so successful! We’re just getting started.

🚧 ICYMI, GREAT HIGHWAY HIGHS + LOWS: The closed roadway is expected back on the ballot in November, and no one has checked in recently on claims of traffic speeds and street safety. Kristi Coale dug in to see what's happened on D4 streets ~1 year post- @sunsetdunes.org. thefrisc.com/perception-v...

Perception vs. Reality: The Great Highway Closure and Sunset District Traffic

Nearly one year into a new era, do claims about congestion and danger hold up?

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Frustrating that we live in an era where politicians can just lie to create whatever compelling-sounding argument they want. Supervisor Wong claimed that creating Sunset Dunes doubled traffic injuries in the district. That sounds really bad, except it's also horse apples.

Friends of Sunset Dunes@sunsetdunes.org · 7mo ago

Recently, to justify his political stunt and waste SF voters’ time with a third ballot measure, Supervisor Alan Wong is willfully misrepresenting data. He’s been claiming that Sunset Dunes is causing “traffic injuries in District 4 to nearly double.” 🤦That’s patently false.

FACT CHECK
Supervisor Alan Wong is willfully misrepresenting data to justify a park closure ballot measure. He claims that Sunset Dunes is causing "traffic injuries in District 4 to nearly double."
THE REALITY
District 4 Injuries in 2022 and 2023, with the weekend-only pilot, were higher than 2024 and 2025.
SF residents now finally have a safe place to walk, bike and play in the Sunset, and the data backs this up.

Just in: Supervisor alanwongsf failed to get the required signatures from fellow Supervisors to place another ballot measure targeting Sunset Dunes before SF voters. It’s time to move forward and focus on improving our coastal park together. SF has made a decision, and the park is here to stay.

Rode my bike through the Panhandle, along JFK Promenade and through the park to Sunset Dunes at sunset. Gorgeous night. Skaters skating, a DJ spinning mellow sunset beats. So many people out in all the parks. A beautiful celebration of recent victories in the war on cars, SF front. 14 fun miles.

An open,  heart-shaped sculpture through which you can see people walking along Sunset Dunes Park (formerly Great Highway, now a much greater recreation area) and beyond ocean beach and the pacific ocean just a few minutes after sunset.

Last week, we hosted a forum with the Sunset Dunes community and Supervisor Alan Wong. Outer Sunset Neighbors poured their hearts out, telling him how much the park means to them. We’re disappointed that he’s choosing to ignore our perspectives entirely with his attempt to close the park.

Recently, to justify his political stunt and waste SF voters’ time with a third ballot measure, Supervisor Alan Wong is willfully misrepresenting data. He’s been claiming that Sunset Dunes is causing “traffic injuries in District 4 to nearly double.” 🤦That’s patently false.

FACT CHECK
Supervisor Alan Wong is willfully misrepresenting data to justify a park closure ballot measure. He claims that Sunset Dunes is causing "traffic injuries in District 4 to nearly double."
THE REALITY
District 4 Injuries in 2022 and 2023, with the weekend-only pilot, were higher than 2024 and 2025.
SF residents now finally have a safe place to walk, bike and play in the Sunset, and the data backs this up.It's disappointing that Supervisor Wong is choosing to misrepresent data about traffic injuries to back up a political stunt, instead of engaging in thoughtful policymaking.
We hope his colleagues honor the will of the voters and let him play out this stunt as a solo act.

To give you a break in the very bleak skyline, I made it out for a sunset bike ride for the first time since getting a stupid cold. It's one of the distinct December joys in San Francisco, especially now that we have Sunset Dunes Park. So peaceful and beautiful. Many people out enjoying.

Sunset Ocean Beach in December. Rocks in the foreground. People strolling along the beach. Some surfers in the distance. Big golden sun dipping into the water. Big giraffe and little giraffe sculpture at Sunset Dunes during sunsetA purple specialized roadbike leaning against a pole at sunset at Ocean Beach.

🚨📸 Sunset Neighbors — we need your help! Our new District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong wants to hear from you about what Sunset Dunes means to you. While it’s become a beloved community space in the Sunset (on top of being one of SF’s most popular parks), opponents currently have his ear.

Remind Supervisor Wong we love sunset dunesSupervisor Alan Wong wants to hear from you.
Sunset Dunes has become a vital community space, as well as being SF's third-most popular city park.
But park opponents currently have his ear.
We need your help reminding our new Supervisor how meaningful Sunset
Dunes is to you.
Tag @AlanWongSF in your park pics or email alan.wong@sfgov.org