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> So make the sidewalks wider. To be fair, almost all of that mass of people is found on Wall/Broad Streets right near the NYSE, Federal Hall, Trinity Church.

> So make the sidewalks wider. To be fair, almost all of that mass of people is found on Wall/Broad Streets right near the NYSE, Federal Hall, Trinity Church. All of the relevant part of Wall/Broad was shut to vehicles after 9/11. The entire width of the street from sidewalk to sidewalk is essentially one big sidewalk. > Sounds like they need separated bike lanes then. The city does have them, in the modern avenues and streets where they could take back a lane and install them. On the avenues, they're even separated from traffic by a parking lane. The issue is that in the oldest parts of the city (FiDi area) dating back to the 17/18th centuries, you can't just will the buildings to move and make wider streets. > Personal vehicle use should be at a minimum in Manhattan. The vast majority of people use subways and buses :) Nearly every subway line has a stop within 2 blocks of the area mentioned in the article. There's also multiple ferry stops and even a helipad!

jinushaun 10y ago
> The vast majority of people use subways and buses :) Nearly every subway line has a stop within 2 blocks of the area mentioned in the article. There's also multiple ferry stops and even a helipad! Exactly. If you pay attention to the cars on the road, personal vehicles aren't the problem. There are simply that many taxis, ubers, buses and delivery trucks.
- TulliusCicero 10y ago
  Taxis are still more or less personal vehicles in terms of density/efficiency.
  - redblacktree 10y ago
    Except that they don't park.
mnutt 10y ago
I live down here (a block up from Wall St) and the only place on Wall that I've had any issues with has been the barricades put up after 9/11 in front of 1 Wall that narrow the foot traffic down to a single (often covered in scaffoding) sidewalk. Otherwise, Wall is pretty navigable. Come to think of it, the only other place where it's unpleasant to walk is over on Church by WTC where there's only a single sidewalk. Hopefully all of that opens up soon.
TulliusCicero 10y ago
> The vast majority of people use subways and buses :) Nearly every subway line has a stop within 2 blocks of the area mentioned in the article. There's also multiple ferry stops and even a helipad! I am aware. And that's exactly why it should be a no brainer to trade low efficiency car space for high efficiency walking and biking space.

jinushaun 10y ago

> The vast majority of people use subways and buses :) Nearly every subway line has a stop within 2 blocks of the area mentioned in the article. There's also multiple ferry stops and even a helipad! Exactly. If you pay attention to the cars on the road, personal vehicles aren't the problem. There are simply that many taxis, ubers, buses and delivery trucks.

TulliusCicero 10y ago
Taxis are still more or less personal vehicles in terms of density/efficiency.
- redblacktree 10y ago
  Except that they don't park.

mnutt 10y ago

I live down here (a block up from Wall St) and the only place on Wall that I've had any issues with has been the barricades put up after 9/11 in front of 1 Wall that narrow the foot traffic down to a single (often covered in scaffoding) sidewalk. Otherwise, Wall is pretty navigable. Come to think of it, the only other place where it's unpleasant to walk is over on Church by WTC where there's only a single sidewalk. Hopefully all of that opens up soon.

TulliusCicero 10y ago

> The vast majority of people use subways and buses :) Nearly every subway line has a stop within 2 blocks of the area mentioned in the article. There's also multiple ferry stops and even a helipad! I am aware. And that's exactly why it should be a no brainer to trade low efficiency car space for high efficiency walking and biking space.