Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)

I think I’ve seen this in a few places, there’s one source in particular I’m thinking of that I can’t seem to find but here are some: The positive impact of car-free streets on businesses during COVID: [link] Good overview about autoluw streets and the effects they have: ▶ this video …though as the video states, autoluw doesn’t mean completely car-free. I tend to agree that it’s probably the best balance rather than eliminating all cars from the area.

in “Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection” · View on HN

100% agree. If anyone is interested here is great video on [Autoluw]( ▶ this video ). This is what US needs, but I dont see this happening due america's car-centric culture.

in “The 15-minute city (2020)” · View on HN

It was interesting for me to learn how this process happened in Copenhagen and Groningen in the 1960s and 1970s—people were angry, they protested, made death threats.[0] So it seems like re-pedestrianising areas has always made some people very angry everywhere, and that anger may not be so unique or significant a barrier as it might initially seem. [0] ▶ this video

in “The Stroad” · View on HN