The Embarcadero Freeway once cut San Francisco off from its own waterfront. This video explains why the city chose to ...

Long gone are the days where residents are advocating for freeway expansions — or giant concrete structures blocking prime waterfront views for that matter. Yes, but: Back in the postwar era, such ...

Sixty years ago this week, officials opened the Embarcadero Freeway. While never beloved — The Chronicle’s editorial board called for the “foolish freeway” to be demolished only six months in — it ...

Mayor London Breed wants to turn a concrete Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco into a 5-acre park in front of the Ferry Building, with the help of BXP and local businesses. The mayor will introduce ...

Before Oct. 17, 1989, San Francisco was clinging to the past. The city had long been revered for its matchless natural setting, its intimate neighborhoods with a European flair. But nothing built ...

The Loma Prieta earthquake left the Embarcadero Freeway and Central Freeway standing, but helped make the case for tearing them down. "I think since the Loma Prieta earthquake, we have learned that we ...

Plans for a $30 million-plus overhaul of San Francisco’s underused Embarcadero Plaza took an important step forward Thursday when The City’s Recreation and Park Commission endorsed a public-private ...