Lots of people advocate for “superblocks” in lower Manhattan, where thru-traffic would be entirely banned and otherwise traffic slowed to something like 5-10mph

Lots of people advocate for “superblocks” in lower Manhattan, where thru-traffic would be entirely banned and otherwise traffic slowed to something like 5-10mph. That is drastic, but very much in line with improving the state of walking around. Admittedly a big focus on reducing cars in major cities likely is coming from the fact that the wealthy started moving to major cities rather than commuting from suburbia. Other people car commuting really does hurt their quality of life. But that seems more an argument that we should bring these policies even to poorer dense urban areas rather than limiting their roll-out only to Manhattan and other wealthy enclaves.