As people are speeding along to the east side, no one remembers the homes that were lost when the Crosstown Freeway was built. The convenience of getting from "here to there" has wiped out any memory of families being relocated for the public good. Homes along 99 in the Brundage/Stockdale area were also lost to traffic, convenience and progress when it was built. When 58 went in do residents of Westchester think that corridor was vacant land? I understand, I really do. It would be extremely hard to lose your home after so many years, of raising children, and of memories. So many are saying it will be like a freeway but the reality is, it's already like a freeway without the multiple lanes and with cross traffic. It's already gridlocked at certain times of the day. Widening the existing street isn't going to increase traffic, it will just make it safer and move traffic on through town. The pollution won't get worse in fact, it may get better as cars won't be idling at lights or stuck in traffic but rather getting out of the area faster. It's going to be a mess for a while but in the long run, should considerably ease the downtown congestion.