The sheer amount of space that was forcefully taken from pedestrians and cyclists, in order to make room for cars is absolutely astounding once you take a criti

The sheer amount of space that was forcefully taken from pedestrians and cyclists, in order to make room for cars is absolutely astounding once you take a critical look at it. Those 4-lane boulevards though city centers could fit generously-proportioned sidewalks and bike paths and greenery, food stalls, cafés and dedicated bus lanes (or you could move public transit underground for better space utilization). Instead they're full of gridlocked traffic, made up of countless ~1.5t lumps of steel and plastic, transporting a single occupant each.