Dolores Street pedestrian promenade proposed
By MARY SCHLEY

A DOLORES Street property owner and a downtown architect are floating the idea of closing down the block between Ocean and Seventh every day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., transforming it into a pedestrian promenade, and they are seeking feedback from the community and public officials on the proposal, which would have to be OK’d by the city council to become reality. They’ve scheduled a community meeting for next month on the plan, which would involve installing new pavers over the existing asphalt, with vehicle access controlled by posts that could be raised and lowered as needed, according to architect Adam Jeselnick, who donated his time to design the plan, and Fred Kern, owner of the Seventh & Dolores event center… read more