What is an unaccepted street?
An unaccepted Street is any public right-of-way that has not been built to City standards, nor has the Board of Supervisors accepted it for maintenance. An example of an unaccepted street is Union Street. Unaccepted streets are also known as paper streets, because the street only exists on paper. If you look at a map, it appears that Union Street begins at Lyon and continues, uninterrupted, to the Embarcadero. In reality, Union Street stops at Calhoun Terrace, at the top of Telegraph Hill. Just east of Calhoun Terrace, Telegraph Hill forms a sheer cliff, which begins at Sansome Street. Below the cliff, Union Street intersects Sansome and continues east. Back to top.
