These cities scrapped old freeways and were glad

The Embarcadero Freeway in San Francisco, circa 1960. Highway engineers once thought it was a good idea to build a massive decked freeway right along San Francisco's waterfront. When the earthquake of 1989 badly damaged the Embarcadero, a decision was made to tear it all the way down. No one misses it. ( Telstar Logistics/Flickr)