My office sent a letter of inquiry to the Department of Emergency Management and the San Francisco Fire Department asking about emergency evacuation plans and routes.

Note the fire chief and the emergency management director stated: “The Upper Great Highway is not a designated emergency evacuation route and closing it to private vehicles will not change our existing emergency response protocols.”

Also note that emergency vehicles will still be able to access the Upper Great Highway after it becomes a park.

The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issued the following statement about an outdated map: “This map displays roads the city may prioritize for debris removal following a major earthquake. This map is almost 20 years old and no longer relevant. It does not display emergency evacuation routes and should not be interpreted as such.”