22 miles of NYC streets go car-free starting this weekend
NYC summer open streets are back, with a route spanning Manhattan's length
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33465615
For good, or just for an event?
Edit: Well, that was a letdown, from the article:
For five consecutive Saturdays starting this weekend,
Hey it has to start somewhere
Can't let those poor cars loose a lane of traffic or even one parking spot.
Meanwhile, when the roadway is shut down and turned in a pedestrian only street the business along the street are definitely making a huge killing in sales from the influx of pedestrian traffic.
And it could improve the traffic flow : https://youtube.com/watch?v=-QTkPfq7w1A
