San Francisco's Newest Park Used to Be a Highway
To its critics, Sunset Dunes is another inconvenience for motorists in the city's 'war on cars' — so much so that one official is facing a recall effort over his support of the park, Benjamin Schneider reports. Today on CityLab: How a Highway Became San Francisco's Newest Park
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