by Gloria Rodriguez : abc7news – excerpt (online
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A group of advocates is pushing for a car-free Embarcadero in San Francisco.
Say goodbye to the trees. They are going down along with many of our open roads. Photos by zrants.
“We’re trying to build on the momentum of what we’ve had on the west side of town with the resounding defeat of Prop I and support of Prop J for car-free JKF and the Great Highway,” advocate Stacey Randecker said. “It’s time. It’s time for us to do something differently. We are heading in the wrong direction.”
The group has a website and organizers have three main reasons for wanting this car-free Embarcadero they’re calling the “Grand Embarcadero.”.
According to SF Gate, Assemblymember Matt Haney and State Senator Scott Wiener are among those interested in the project although nothing formal has been drawn up.
ABC7 News reached out to their offices for comment and is waiting to hear back.
This is just an idea at this point.
But, Randecker said she won’t stop until it becomes reality.
How do the voters feel about closing the major streets in their neighborhoods. Unless you are prepared for more street closures, you better vote YES ON G!
This will never end unless the voters put a stop to it. There is already a movement by the same people to remove traffic from Marina Blvd. Now they want to remove traffic from the Embarcadero.
Send Connie Chan to Congress. Wiener needs to be taken down. If he losses here he will loses his power in Sacramento. Already over 233 cities have signed a resolution to find a way to override the bills he pushed down our throats. The voters are angry and they are going not take it out on their representatives if they continue to take away the power of the people. Forcing unfunded mandates is not going to work much longer.
Why would the city be taking out hundreds of trees if they were not preparing for a major change on the Embarcadero? If you object to trees and AstroTurf, you need to vote NO on G!