SAN FRANCISCO—Voters of the city will decide the fate of part of the scenic State Route 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway.
State Route 1 winds along the California coast for 656 miles. Proposition K, if passed, will permanently close the Upper Great Highway, a two-mile segment between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard along Ocean Beach, to private vehicles and will turn it into a public open recreation space.
The section of road was temporarily closed to traffic during the pandemic in 2020 to provide additional outdoor recreation space, and the road was reopened part time in 2021. Since then, it has been closed to traffic on weekends and holidays to allow the space to be used as a promenade for walking, biking, and other recreation….