Today, thousands of people filled the new, two-mile Sunset Dunes park to celebrate its official opening. Visitors were met with features including play structures for children, ramps for skating and biking, murals, statues and seating at San Francisco’s newest park. “It’s amazing — I love it,” said Christopher White, the executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who showed up to the opening day. “It’s been such a great turnout today and filled with so much joy and it’s really exciting… I'm interested in seeing how eventually the park becomes more like a park and looks less like a roadway, but that's going to cost money — that's going to take time. I think that this is a great start.” The park’s development didn’t happen smoothly, facing a lawsuit saying the Upper Great Highway closure was illegal and instances of vandalism on murals. In the months leading up to the opening, residents and local leaders reflected on what this change means for San Francisco's western ed...