Four years ago, SSR was started to make the great highway permanently car-free. Now, sunset dunes is one of SF's most popular parks. Like the embarcadero and central freeway removals, there may be more fights ahead, but we're not going back.

The recall shows a few things:
-Reactionary politics is inherently unsustainable; the recall-loving, pro-car base that engardio relied on to win in '22 immediately turned on him the minute he did his only visionary act
-Initial data indicates the recall—despite getting some prog engagement—was driven by conservative voters who refuse to acknowledge we live in a city and deny our climate emergency
-More D4 voters voted yes on prop K than yes on recall. This vote was not a referendum on the park

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Meanwhile, NYT: "beloved highway"

@bulletsweetp @SafeStreetRebel The three years I lived in San Francisco, taking the N Judah to Java Beach and then sitting on the sand trying to tell myself to be still and calm and listen to Mama Ocean, I never once felt love for the Grand Highway.

And frankly, I never saw a lot of traffic on it either (1997-2000), so it looks like it's much more appreciated now by cyclists, skaters, and other park-goers.