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You do realize that most of the streets in Manhattan were laid down well in advance of the rise of automobiles. In fact they were laid out when carriage and pe
by DamnYuppie 8y ago
You do realize that most of the streets in Manhattan were laid down well in advance of the rise of automobiles. In fact they were laid out when carriage and pedestrian traffic were the only options! I believe this map is from 1821!
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3804n.ct001389/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3804n.ct001389/
- atoav 8y agoYet in terms of space usage the streets take HP far more space for far less people. There is necessary traffic within highly populated areas (deliveries, public transport, locals, ...) and there is totally unnecessary traffic e.g. a single person in a SUV taking up the space of half a bus or 20 pedestrians.