Between Parks: Skyway Needed across Busy Highway

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Very dissatisfied with the public transportation choices to get to and from Fort Funston and crossing the streets around here.

As a nondriver, I take the L-Taraval Metro whose final stop is the SF Zoo (Sloat Blvd. at Great Highway), then head south atop the bluff for maybe a half mile (?) until I reach the distant park's north edge.

One bus speeds alongside the two large parks (Fort Funston and vast Lake Merced across the highway) for further than it should before I can find a bus stop, so I end up walking a long way. Yesterday decided to just hoof it back to the Metro stop when returning and to stay above the highway as much as possible.

Too many wide two-way streets out here: John Muir, Skyline, Great Highway -- streets walkers need to be very careful crossing -- yet these are near major recreational areas. A few skyways would be much appreciated.

Needed to cross Great Highway at Sloat but saw no "Walk" light. Cars were turning every which way. Made it warily to the first "island," then though I kept pushing one of those pedestrian-cross buttons, nothing happened. Finally had to chance it and dart across so as not to be standing there for the rest of the week.

The photo shows the busy highway that could really use several skyways all along this coastal area. This was taken from Fort Funston looking across at Lake Merced and down at the pedestrian unfriendly area that runs from Fort Funston all the way up to the Cliff House.