Except nobody bothered to enforce it.

Drivers are routinely ignoring the restrictions on Market Street, turning the corridor into exactly the kind of congested, chaotic mess the policy was designed to prevent. And the city — shocker — appears to have no meaningful enforcement strategy in place. No cameras issuing automated citations. No consistent SFPD presence. Just signs that might as well say "please" in lowercase.

The situation gets even more absurd when you look at who's actually on the street. The original carve-out allowing autonomous vehicles and premium ride-hail services on Market was designed with companies like Waymo in mind. But as one SF resident pointed out, "It appears Waymo is not even doing pick-ups and drop-offs on Market. The only provider who is using this is Uber Black, with the added benefit of confusing everyone and flooding the street with especially idiotic drivers. Combine that with near zero enforcement and you get a shit show on Market."

So we created a loophole, the intended beneficiary isn't even using it, and the actual result is more reckless driving on a street that was supposed to be safer. Peak San Francisco governance.

Another local put it more bluntly: "Should be Muni and bikes only on Market. Even the taxi drivers on Market drive like garbage."

Here's the thing — you can agree or disagree with restricting Market Street to transit and cyclists. That's a legitimate policy debate. But what's indefensible is passing a restriction, publicly celebrating it, and then doing absolutely nothing to back it up. It's governance as performance art.

This is a pattern with City Hall: announce a progressive policy, hold a press conference, then move on to the next announcement while the previous one rots from neglect. We were promised protected, separated bike lanes and extended bus platforms on Market. Instead, we got an honor system — and surprise, the honor system doesn't work when there are zero consequences.

Enforcement isn't glamorous. It doesn't generate glowing headlines. But it's the difference between a policy and a wish. Right now, Market Street's vehicle restrictions are just a wish.