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This is bad framing. The central subway extends transit service to one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the US in return for taking down part of
by m0llusk 9y ago
This is bad framing. The central subway extends transit service to one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the US in return for taking down part of 101. Problems completing train connections to the new Transbay station will be resolved some other way.
- wahern 9y agoDo you mean in return for taking down the Embarcadero Freeway?
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- inferiorhuman 9y agoYeah and what is it connecting? It's connecting a low income community (BVHP) to retail jobs downtown. What got lost? A direct link (15-Third Street) from BVHP to City College.
- CalChris 9y agoThe Embarcadero Freeway (Highway 480) was originally built to connect with the Golden Gate Bridge. Citizens hated this and the Board of Supervisors agreed to stop further construction. It ended on Broadway if I remember, convenient for Chinatown. The Embarcadero Freeway came down with the 1989 freeway. Tearing it down vs rebuilding it was a 6-5 vote for tearing it down. Chinatown deeply resented it not being rebuilt and Agnos lost re-election. That probably led to the Central Subway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_480 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_480