Thinking years ahead rather than just about tomorrow's commuters

Please consider how we could plan for the longterm future with this important connecting path. Instead of business as usual, why not make a really useable bike path and a separate bus-only road through the area? This could help preserve neighborhoods and most of the existing habitat, allow for transportation, and provide a model or test for an innovative solution. If it works here, such connectors could be expanded to other parts of the city. More roads for easy, single-driver commuting will only lead to more cars, pollution, noise, and eventual gridlock.