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Originally Posted by Porfiry
What "bigger and better" thing replaced the Embarcadero Freeway? Are you talking about the historic trolleys that run along the route? I don't think those cost "billions" of dollars nor qualify as "rapid" transit.
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That was really only removed due to the damage it sustained in the
1989 earthquake that forced its closure, and the government spent $6 billion upgrading other infrastructure around it. The mayor who decided not to re-build it was swiftly kicked out of office, as the rather large politically powerful neighborhood (ironically, Chinatown) strongly opposed that. It, however, was not vital infrastructure or a major way of moving goods and services.
Perhaps, when Vancouver is hit by the BIG one, it may not choose to re-build the viaducts depending what mayor is in power
But there is no justification to spend tens (or hundreds) of MILLIONS demolishing them.
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