Yeah, sorry, those reasons make total sense. But, > The thought of how pleasant Manhattan would become if only cabs + busses + delivery trucks + ambulances w

Yeah, sorry, those reasons make total sense. But, > The thought of how pleasant Manhattan would become if only cabs + busses + delivery trucks + ambulances were allowed makes me almost too happy. was the part that made no sense. Cabs are at least as noisy and air-quality-deficient as other cars, and there will be a lot more of them if other cars are banned from some large part of Manhattan. As a pedestrian (which is every day), I've never felt as threatened by cars as I did when I was driving a rental in NYC, which happened only a couple times.