Comments on: San Francisco: Removal of the Embarcadero Freeway

By: Livable City: Ticket Fee a Smart Way to Fund Transit to Warriors Arena | Streetsblog San Francisco

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:02 +0000

[...] have the backing of former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos, who, in his tenure, led the charge to take down the Embarcadero Freeway after it was damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta [...]

By: Embarcadero / São Francisco, EUA | Ensaios Fragmentados

Embarcadero / São Francisco, EUA | Ensaios Fragmentados — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:46:30 +0000

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By: How Car Parking Can Make Earthquakes More Dangerous in San Francisco | Streetsblog San Francisco

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:32:16 +0000

[...] as Loma Prieta in 1989, which was only “moderate” in scale. That earthquake damaged the Embarcadero and Central Freeways badly enough to require their removal, and it sunk many houses in the Marina [...]

By: Streetfilms | “Wolfen” (1981): A Cool Look Back at NYC Transportation Infrastructure

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:20:24 +0000

[...] A few scenes later Finney meets his new partner along the Hudson River for hot dogs and conversation. What makes this scene so incredible? See that elevated highway in the background? That's the former West Side Elevated Highway which partially collapsed in 1973. It's amazing how little footage of it exists anywhere; it's the only movie I know in which it appears. (Note: "Gridlock Sam" Schwartz speaks much about it in this Streetfilm.) [...]

By: Embarcadero Waterfront. San Francisco | ph+ urbanismo ciudadano

Embarcadero Waterfront. San Francisco | ph+ urbanismo ciudadano — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:21:10 +0000

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By: The Case for Removing the 280 Freeway | Streetsblog San Francisco

The Case for Removing the 280 Freeway | Streetsblog San Francisco — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:53:42 +0000

[...] said Livable City Director Tom Radulovich, referring to the removal of the Central and Embarcadero Freeways, which revitalized the neighborhoods the roads used to divide. “Before each of those [...]

By: Mayor’s Transpo Chief: “Let’s Be San Francisco and Take Down the Freeway” | Streetsblog San Francisco

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:15:09 +0000

[...] Gillian Gillett, sketched out a proposal to follow in the footsteps of the removals of the Embarcadero Freeway and a section of the Central Freeway, which revitalized the neighborhoods the roads used to divide. [...]

By: The 2012 SF Streetsies, Part 2 | Streetsblog San Francisco

The 2012 SF Streetsies, Part 2 | Streetsblog San Francisco — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:24:32 +0000

[...] in the country, where a nationally-renowned restoration of the waterfront was spurred by removing a freeway and reducing car traffic — not adding [...]

By: The Sky Didn’t Fall: Block of Mason Street Now Permanently Closed to Cars | Streetsblog San Francisco

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:35:06 +0000

[...] another nail in the coffin of falsely-predicted traffic jams, a block of Mason Street has been permanently closed to motorists for the construction of a plaza [...]

By: Planning Commission OKs Parking-Saturated Condo Project at Embarcadero | Streetsblog San Francisco

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:04:03 +0000

[...] The garage would include a parking spot for each of the 145 units (three times what the planning code permits) and 255 public spaces, which the Port claims are needed to replace other nearby parking being removed. The project would bring some park space and pedestrian enhancements, but the enormous underground public parking garage will wipe out any benefit by serving as a magnet for car traffic in an area that already caters too much to the automobile, even after seeing a revitalization resulting the removal of a freeway. [...]

By: Before It’s A Crisis, A Petition For Route 123 | The Tysons Corner

Before It’s A Crisis, A Petition For Route 123 | The Tysons Corner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:07:53 +0000

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By: In the future, urban bikers go faster than cars | bikinglondon.com

In the future, urban bikers go faster than cars | bikinglondon.com — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:09:11 +0000

[...] unbuilding) a freeway. San Francisco saw this in 1991, when, ahead of the tear-down trend, the city demolished the bay-adjacent double-decker Embarcadero Freeway after it was damaged in an earthquake. Today, [...]

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By: » Lessons from unmaking urban mistakes Ascent Stage

» Lessons from unmaking urban mistakes Ascent Stage — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:29:10 +0000

[...] in NYC (after a collapse and contentious public debate), the Park East Freeway in Milwaukee, the Embarcadero Freeway in SF, and most famously the burying of the I-93 highway in Boston known as the Big [...]

By: RobertL2

RobertL2 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:25:00 +0000

Tom Radulovich's statement that SF Chronicle columnist Herb Caen was one of the leaders of the "tear it down" movement is just wrong. In his column, Herb Caen actively opposed tearing down the Embarcadero Freeway on practical grounds, calling it an even worse idea than building it in the first place. Nevertheless Caen publicly appreciated the result of the freeway's ultimate removal following the Loma Prieta earthquake. The dedication of Herb Caen Way where the freeway used to run may be considered ironic by some, but that gesture was never part of Embarcadero Freeway politics. It was an expression of appreciation for someone the City had long ago taken to its heart.

By: Lessons from unmaking urban mistakes « Ascent Stage

Lessons from unmaking urban mistakes « Ascent Stage — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:18:31 +0000

By: RCC

RCC — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:24:00 +0000

Agreed. There may be one less freeway in San Francisco, but the amount of cars did not decrease. In fact, it's increased dramatically over the last 20 years. More cars+less freeway=more traffic. I-80 in downtown San Francisco & 101 north of Caesar Chavez are essentially parking lots.

By: RCC

RCC — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:16:00 +0000

I love how you edited the video to make it look the the Embarcadero Freeway crumbled & collapsed during the earthquake. Oh, wait. No I don't. You blatantly misrepresented the facts. Yes, the freeway was damaged. But it DID NOT crumble & and it certainly DID NOT collapse. The damage was NOT that bad. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it's gone. But I can't stand when people distort the facts.

By: Buckcameron01

Buckcameron01 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:21:00 +0000

There will always be traffic jams. There were paralyzing jams on the embarcadero fwy.

By: The Facts

The Facts — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:47:00 +0000

Get the facts right Streetsfilms and Andy Thornley.

There were and continue to be paralyzing traffic jams as a result of the removal of the Embarcadero Freeway. Just go to SOMA and look. Plenty of traffic counts show this. It's incredible that the anti-car forces still spread this LIE.

Just goes to show that traffic doesn't go away.