Downtown Freeway Loops

[Yuri]

Originally Posted by Obadno

Some times the routes of highways went where land was cheapest

Our downtown loop is pretty huge with actual downtown only taking up a small area of the loop: https://goo.gl/maps/ZzpCD6TqgVPptaYw8

Yeah, Phoenix one is very big and therefore doesn't intrude with Downtown. And it also seems to connect important highways.

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

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The current battle is over removal of the terminus of I-280:


https://www.cnu.org/highways-bouleva...-francisco-280

And replacement by something like:


https://www.cnu.org/highways-bouleva...-francisco-280

Yeah, looking at the map, it serves no purpose as the 101 runs just few blocks away. I just think the replacement could be done better. No need for such large boulevards. Maybe they could go wild and make an artificial ravine out of it. San Francisco is not very green and it could be a nice addition.