The Octavia Commemoration Project’s mission is to inspire and empower future San Franciscans to realize that, through civic engagement of the freeway removal in the Market / Octavia area, you can change the city for the better!

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Octavia Boulevard at Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

It’s been over a decade and a half since the Central Freeway was demolished, and later replaced by Octavia Boulevard, Patricia’s Green and new housing. The removal of the freeway — perhaps the final chapter of the freeway revolt that began decades prior — is a pivotal part of the history of San Francisco and Hayes Valley, and still unknown to many.
The community has discussed for many years the possibility of telling this the story with a commemorative installation in Patricia’s Green or along the Boulevard. With this in mind, the Market/Octavia Citizens Advisory Committee (MOCAC), in partnership with the San Francisco Planning Department and San Francisco Parks Alliance (SFPA), has undertaken an exploration called The Octavia Project (formerly known as the Market/Octavia Historic Commemorative Project), currently stewarded by the Octavia Project Alliance.

Visit the Bye Bye Freeway website to see updates on the project and stay up to date with community meetings and events to discuss updates to the commemorative design and other neighborhood commitments.

We love how this community of people are coming together to tell the story of their neighborhood in a way that will inspire others to change their space for the better.

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