Emily Proudfoot, the city employee who brought us the disaster of the skate park under the freeway, was warned that building it would only make the situation there worse. Oh, no, she knew better. She was certain that everything would be wonderful once we spent millions to build it. She showed up at a Whiteaker Community Council meeting and acted so surprised that this hadn't worked out. It was as though she simply didn't listen to all the warnings from citizens who live next to that site, which is exactly what happened. Our Imperial Overlords of city employees really need to learn to listen and learn. Most of our citizens are both better informed and smarter than city staff.

By the way, most of the residents who used to walk through there have given up and now add to the traffic by driving. Ditto for the former cyclists who have been intimidated off the bike paths because the underpasses have been taken over by thugs. So much for the city's climate change goals.