I've always been terrified of playing public pianos. I mean, mostly because I haven't regularly played since middle school and don't know how to play anything anymore, so pretty good reason imo.
I just saw that there's a new one over at Ocean Beach Park off Noriega so I took the plunge and just started clumsily plunking out an old song from Mario 2 I used to play a decade ago, and it was actually super fun! A kind woman started chatting me up about how she was also getting into piano too and was inspired by hearing me trying to remember how to play while in public.
The vibes here are so good. #YesOnK
@SFPublicPress prop K will get cars out of the way of our having a new world-class park.
A very few people (evidently including one of your directors or funders, given this constant drumbeat) having to take a few minutes longer for specific car trips is a small price to pay for a great public space like Crissy Field. #yesOnK
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/crissy-field-provide-lessons-prop-k-great-highway-19877922.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvY3Jpc3N5LWZpZWxkLXByb3ZpZGUtbGVzc29ucy1wcm9wLWstZ3JlYXQtaGlnaHdheS0xOTg3NzkyMi5waHA%3D&time=MTczMDU4NDM2Mzc4MA%3D%3D&rid=MzBiMWE5ZjAtOWY5Yi00ZmY4LTk0ZDAtMTkxYTE5NmYyNTlj&sharecount=MA%3D%3D
The SF Estuary Institute just released a comprehensive report evaluating the different options on the table for cars on the the Great Highway, and environmental impact of each. Spoiler, "closing the roadway to cars entirely has the greatest and most immediate ecological benefits".*
yeah, that pretty much reflects my relative level of enthusiasm for voting for those two things
#yesOnK #weNeedAaron #iGuess #butBeingNoOnKWasReallyDumb #sfpol
Converting Upper Great Highway into a 24/7 oceanfront park will transform the space into an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable public space for all, especially the next generation.
Fantastic piece by a 16-year-old on why we should vote #YesOnK to create a new oceanfront park: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/prop-k-great-highway-19854604.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvcHJvcC1rLWdyZWF0LWhpZ2h3YXktMTk4NTQ2MDQucGhw&time=MTcyOTc5NzE0Mzk1Ng%3D%3D&rid=ZWJkMTcwYmUtNjUxMy00YzY1LWFlNzAtZTFiMzI1MGU5OGUw&sharecount=Nw%3D%3D
Outstanding analysis and opinion piece by @braitsch on the financial benefits of converting Upper Great Highway into a 24/7 oceanfront park (@GreatHighwayPark / @oceanbeachpark)👏❤️
Converting Upper Great Highway into a 24/7 oceanfront park will benefit all people, businesses and—critically—the environment. #YesOnK
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/10/20/economic-windfall-turning-great-highway-into-park/
https://transpomaps.org/projects/san-francisco/ocean-beach-park