> But while huge improvements — like the removal of the neighborhood-desecrating Central and Embarcadero freeways — made the city better Did it? They may not h

> But while huge improvements — like the removal of the neighborhood-desecrating Central and Embarcadero freeways — made the city better Did it? They may not have been beautiful but they weren't such a huge barrier to pedestrian life like their boulevard-level replacements. Nobody ever had to wait for a protected crosswalk when the cars were all elevated. Several intersections of Octavia Blvd don't allow pedestrian crossing at all.