Editor:
In their letter to the Richmond Review (September 2024), Jane Lew and Heidi Moseson equate the used-to-be Embarcadero Freeway with the Upper Great Highway (UGH). To quote, “…our ocean front continues to be dominated by a four-lane highway.” You’re not making your case here. If you hadn’t noticed, UGH is lower than the surrounding area. Far from blocking anyone’s view of the ocean, it’s mostly hidden unless you’re actually on it. The alternative plan would close the two lanes closest to the Ocean and leave the other two lanes open to vehicles. Now that is truly a compromise that everyone can love, Be considerate and share the road.
Vote no on Proposition K.
It’s no problem if they need to close the section from Sloat to Skyline. The utility of UGH as a vital artery from north to south is still there. A few blocks up Sloat, just past the Zoo, you can go right on to Skyline. And if you’re going north, from Skyline it’s just a few blocks west to UGH. The ocean front park is there for everyone whether UGH is closed or not. It’s called Ocean Beach.
David Romano
Categories: letter to the editor
Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon 
There’s already a bike and pedestrian pathway going the length of the GH that is completely under-utilized on a given weekday. Even on a rare sunny weekend there’s still plenty of space to run around, and cyclists routinely bike the UGH in the vehicle lanes (like everywhere else in the city) without any issues whatsoever.
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Since I live across the street form the Great Hwy, and can see it from my front windows, DAILY, this nonsense of the thousands of people coming there every weekend is something that Lucas Lux, Joel Engardio, and Heidi Moseson and her crew will have to prove with documentation, because those of us who live practically On It, do not see this! Perhaps when Joyful Joel has an event on the weekends, on the highway, he may see a thousand during an Easter Egg Hunt, or other event that has people stomping on the native grasses, or scaring/endangering the protected Snowy Plovers and other native creatures. His one photo of an event he showed to the Coastal Commission, is not proof of what he is trying sell, we need more than one (1) photo opp, which is the same game Gordon Mar was playing with his photo opp subject manner… Did I mention that there are commissioners or public members on the Coastal Commission that are member of the Cycle Coalition, so can they prove that they remain neutral? We think not!
Some of you are lying and hoping that others are too lazy or obtuse to face you off!
Where do you live Joel, where do you live Heidi, and Lucas we know you can’t see the Great Hwy from any windows where you live?
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I appreciate David Romano’s hope in finding a proposal that could work for everyone. However, what David proposes (“close the two lanes closest to the Ocean and leave the other two lanes open to vehicles”) has already been studied, and not only is it by far the most expensive proposal for this section of the Great Highway (to the tune of $22.8 million! Versus Prop K which would save the city money); David’s proposal was the option that was liked least by residents of the Sunset, Richmond, and city wide. It’s the worst of both worlds – drivers would see a slow down, and park-goers would still have to deal with speeding cars just a median away from their kids on bikes, not to mention the noise, fumes, and risk of being hit that a nearby traffic lane would impose. See the SFCTA report here: https://www.sfcta.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/FINAL_Great_Highway_Evaluation_Report.pdf
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You’re unconcerned by the “noise, fumes, and risk” being dumped on the rest of the Outer Sunset by Prop K, conveniently, just as Joel has done repeatedly.
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