Vision Blvd

I wonder how America is doing in the parallel reality where we don't demolish our cities

Let America heal. (Providence)

SF could have its own version with @vision_blvd once the Central Freeway stub is demolished for better connectivity and new housing opportunities.

We can do so much here in San Francisco once we get rid of the outdated & unsafe Central Freeway stub. @vision_blvd.

Reminder that we’d like to daylight Mission Creek. “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”

We could replace the Central Freeway stub with something like this and meet our housing goals while stitching neighborhoods back together. @DanielLurie / @vision_blvd.

Mood: You wasted millions of dollars trying to influence an election and then find yourself under the Central Freeway. It’s sad, it’s dark, it’s cold, it’s loud, it smells weird, the ketamine has worn off… 😕

It’s a “Battle of the Blight” between SF’s Central Freeway and NYC’s West Side Highway. Which one will be torn down first? 🤔

Several street-level intersections underneath the Central Freeway are the most dangerous/deadly in San Francisco. Market and Octavia is also dangerous. The visibility is poor, and the freeway induces more congestion and speeding. Right in the heart of SF. sfstandard.com/2022/09/21/the…

The before and after images are robust today.

Our job is to en𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 a better urbanist future. One is better than the other.

Vision Blvd is here to stay until the Central Freeway (aka “The Stub”) is removed once and for all. Since the dawn of this community effort, we have worked to secure support from various neighborhood associations, merchant associations, community benefit districts, nonprofits, local and state leaders, local and state agencies, and countless community members in San Francisco. We’ve hosted several public community events, and collected invaluable community input. We have architects, planners, engineers, and designers eager to help out on our proposal. We’re proud of the work we’ve done over the last two years, but we have a ways to go. Here are a couple goals moving forward: 1. A comprehensive feasibility study that will confirm what we already believe to be true: The Stub can be removed and replaced with significant community benefits, and without adversely affecting traffic congestion. This study will require funding either through state and federal grants, private donations, and/or help with City funding and resources. 2. Continue our outreach with the community. We remain open-minded about the details regarding a post-Central Freeway SF. We need the community to share their ideas. As long as people are engaging in good faith, and as long as people want to collaborate and share their ideas, bring it on. 3. Design visuals that elegantly provide a window into a post-Central Freeway San Francisco. We will continue to be working with designers in order to bring several well-crafted *visions* to life. We aren’t rushing this proposal – we want to get this right – but urgency is also important. Lastly, we also have no interest in politicizing this proposal. This is a project that requires a combination of the community weighing in, and expert planners and engineers rolling up their sleeves. We’re excited about where we are headed. So, thank you to all of the supporters, and thank you to the skeptics who help us sharpen our perspective. We’re looking forward to a great rest of 2025 ✌️

Roger that

Shoutout to the gorgeous grassy tram in the Garden District of New Orleans 🥰 Hmm… come to think of it, San Francisco could benefit from a grassy tram on a certain corridor… can’t remember which one exactly… 🤔

Did someone say “vision”?

Lurie has the opportunity to do something truly transformational for The City to help meet our housing goals and stitch neighborhoods back together. visionblvd.org @vision_blvd

@bzotto Appreciate that. There’s a lot of competition out there for this grant, but a Caltrans letter of support dramatically improves our chances.