> There's nothing wrong with big roads designed primarily for cars that bring people into or away from quieter areas designed primarily for people where they ca

> There's nothing wrong with big roads designed primarily for cars that bring people into or away from quieter areas designed primarily for people where they can walk around and shop. There is in cities, because there those two things cannot be so neatly separated. Some historical context here: Vine Street cuts through Chinatown. Prior to its expansion, there were homes and businesses in the space that's now roadway. They were demolished to make way for the car. The scars of that are still visible today; if you walk through the neighborhood it's clear that Chinatown north of Vine is struggling compared to its counterpart on the south side, and the two sides feel cut off from one another. And it makes crossing more dangerous. My commute for years involved crossing Vine, and though I sometimes would bike I had to plan my route very carefully because there were few places where doing so would be at all safe. People live and work on either side of that street. There are senior homes within a few blocks of it.