Recent Streetsblog SF posts about I-880

An illustration of the Bronx in the 1950s before an expressway tore it in half. Illustrations by the writer.

How Highways Wrecked America’s Cities

By Hazel O'Neil | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

The Great Highway/Great Walkway debate is part of a larger history of highway building that ruined many of America's greatest neighborhoods. It's time to repair the damage

An example of what Caltrans considers bike infrastructure. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

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Whoop-De-Doo Paint Added to Oakland Hellscape

By Roger Rudick | Aug 14, 2019 | 2 Comments

Streetsblog receives a matrix of responses to its critique of the 23rd and 29th Avenue over-crossings in Oakland

I-880 severs downtown Oakland from Jack London Square. What can be done about it? All Images from the SPUR presentations unless otherwise indicated

SPUR Talk: Reconnecting Oakland to its Waterfront

By Roger Rudick | May 25, 2017 | 27 Comments

Stand in downtown Oakland and look around and it can be easy to forget it’s a coastal city. That’s because Interstate 880 cuts a giant, uninviting swath between the city center and the waterfront at Jack London Square. But that could change. Walk this Way: The Broadway/Webster Project aims to make it more inviting to […]