Here in Silicon Valley (Palo Alto), we finally removed a pedestrian street after being forced into creating it by COVID. The experiment lasted from last fall un

Here in Silicon Valley (Palo Alto), we finally removed a pedestrian street after being forced into creating it by COVID. The experiment lasted from last fall until this October, and both business leaders and local residents are extremely happy to see cars on University Avenue again. The pedestrian area was unsightly and busy, and left limited room for parking. Businesses suffered without traffic. Residents were upset when passing traffic was displaced into their neighborhoods. The pedestrian zone was a reasonable experiment, but it failed and we need to admit that it failed.