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Artwork for Freeway Exit
Freeway Exit · May 30, 2023 · 19 min

Decommission

A devastating earthquake forces San Francisco to consider the radical notion of tearing a freeway down. The results are wildly successful: The Embarcadero Freeway is replaced with a transit and pedestrian-friendly boulevard. The Central Freeway's removal revitalizes a neighborhood and improves safety. Some activists want to finish what the earthquake started.

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A devastating earthquake forces San Francisco to consider the radical notion of tearing a freeway down. The results are wildly successful: The Embarcadero Freeway is replaced with a transit and pedestrian-friendly boulevard. The Central Freeway's removal revitalizes a neighborhood and improves safety. Some activists want to finish what the earthquake started.