Stefano Polyzoides sees the northern stub of the 710 Freeway as a concrete wound cutting across Pasadena's west side.
To heal the scars, the nearly 1-mile long "ditch" must be redeveloped, the Pasadena-based architect said.
"It's a war zone out there, you know it, you live it," Polyzoides said Wednesday to the members of the West Pasadena Residents Association.