i am tom mcguire, i am excited to be here today to christen this brand-new increasingly car-free spacen hayes valley. remember the freeway over our heads. we took that down. we didn't stop there. we have been working with the neighbors and residents from the city to make patricia's green and octavia boulevard to have more space to walk and enjoy the valley. we have several speakers sharing about the opening or closing to traffic and opening for people of this section of octavia. i want to thank the mayor, whose leadership has been very strong. i will introduce the district five supervisor valley. >> this is amazing, isn't it. it was interesting because i was standing in the street, and i thought i am in the street, i have got to move. my aid says it is blocked off you don't have to worry. we are conditioned in streets to watch out. the city is dangerous that way. to actually now be able to stand on this part of octavia boulevard is a dream come true. i remember i was one of the activists when i first started being an activist when we talked about taking down the freeway. i remember so