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In addition to the obvious improvements to pedestrian safety with less vehicles on the road. Air quality in these areas is going to improve vastly. This needs
by xyst 2y ago
In addition to the obvious improvements to pedestrian safety with less vehicles on the road. Air quality in these areas is going to improve vastly.
This needs to be implemented in every major metropolitan area.
- Over2Chars 2y agoSan Francisco "thought about it" as far back as 2019 and couldn't get their act together to pull it off: https://www.sfcta.org/downtown https://www.sfcta.org/downtown I'm guessing that Uber and other car based services all threatened to stop funding their re-election campaigns if they did it.
- bpye 2y agoVancouver, BC is another city that considered it - but the incumbent mayor lost the last election, partly due to the issue.
- Over2Chars 2y agoThat's quite unfortunate. I'm sure the voters can contemplate their victory when they're sitting in a traffic jam.