""This is a highway expansion through a sensitive salt marsh habitat," explained TransForm's Zack Deutsch-Gross. "Last year the Metropolitan Transportation Commission secured a legislative loophole to ignore special protections for endangered species on the corridor.""
""SR 37 already floods today, we're talking about a $500 temporary project that will be underwater by 2050 (2040 in earlier projections)," added Deutsch-Gross. "The investments made in the interim project do not contribute to the long-term project.""
""MTC is hosting a session as part of SF Climate Week called Resilient SR 37 Program - An Innovative Approach to Coastal Resilience on Friday," wrote TransForm's Laura McCamy. "We're trying to spread the word about this environmental gaslighting from Caltrans and MTC.""
""Deep in the documents, for example, Caltrans admits it is also adding an additional travel lane in each direction between Sears Point.""
The Bay Area Metro Center is hosting a panel during SF Climate Week to promote the $500 million widening of SR 37, termed the 'Resilient SR 37 Program.' Critics argue this expansion threatens sensitive salt marsh habitats and ignores protections for endangered species. The project is expected to be underwater by 2050, rendering it a temporary solution. Despite claims of environmental benefits, documentation reveals the addition of travel lanes, contradicting the narrative of habitat restoration and coastal resilience.
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