San Francisco's vote on closing the Great Highway was a battle between urban and suburban SF. Who won? Everybody!
"The successful measure to turn the Great Highway into Ocean Beach Park, is the latest version of the Embarcadero Freeway. Is it an essential roadway, as its defenders say? Or is it an opportunity to revitalize our western waterfront as we work to fight climate change?"
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/11/19/great-highway-fight-between-urban-suburban/