Maybe it doesn't have to be, but I haven't seen anywhere that seems to get it right. Sure, if I could shop at 3am, the convenience and speed would be real, but

Maybe it doesn't have to be, but I haven't seen anywhere that seems to get it right. Sure, if I could shop at 3am, the convenience and speed would be real, but at 3pm it becomes hindrance. TL;DR driving would be lovely but for the other vehicles. :) > limited to 25 MPH in the US I'm more thinking of traffic calming such that there is planting and chicanes to ensure no line of sight, equal priority, and drivers naturally tend to dawdle at 10 or 15mph along like they might if driving through a town pedestrianised high street. A city centre night out or shopping trip is far nicer when the streets have been pedestrianised, and there's no traffic except the odd service vehicle and public transport. Sitting outside with a coffee is much more pleasant without the taste of fumes. > Highways and arterials are not where children No they're not, but you have to get to them, which is where a lot of problems arise. At that point I may as well get to the railway station instead of the highway. Except thanks to lobbying and politics, that's comparatively neglected, so not as appealing as it should be.