Why was SF Climate Week celebrating a Bay Area highway expansion?

"The irony is that the interim state route project, slated to cost over $500 million, will be underwater within two decades of completion, due to sea-level rise it helped cause."

"Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California, and while electric cars are helping reduce emissions, the amount we're driving is going up."

"Construction of the proposed new lanes will plow through sensitive habitat, killing endangered species such as the salt marsh harvest mouse and the California clapper rail."

"In fairness, there is a long-term plan for the corridor that protects wetlands and is resilient to sea-level rise, but it would cost over $5 billion."

SF Climate Week featured a workshop on the Resilient SR 37 Program, which advocates for highway expansion despite its impending submersion due to sea-level rise. Transform opposes this project, highlighting its environmental impact, including harm to endangered species. The $500 million project is ironic as it contributes to the very climate issues it aims to address. While a long-term plan exists for the corridor, its funding remains unclear, raising concerns about prioritizing highway construction over sustainable transportation solutions.

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