Excellent point Bugs! Having only two north-south freeways is a bitch. It’s never too late for displacing people for the greater public good (freeways in this case). It just depends on who’s being displaced and how much money and political clout they have to fight it. Just ask those people in Connecticut who are getting displaced for a development project! It’s not even a necessity. The city is basically calling for it to increase tax revenues.
I’d also like to see the infrastructure in San Diego improved. The streets are crap and things like power lines, storm drains, curb/gutter, and sewer lines are old and could use an upgrade. I’m not an expert, but I don’t think sewer spills contribute to a city being called “America’s Finest”.