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> Converting all of NYC into a huge pedestrian-only zone obviously isn't going to work The dreamer in me immediately asks “why not?” and while I agree it will
by mathgeek 1y ago
> Converting all of NYC into a huge pedestrian-only zone obviously isn't going to work
The dreamer in me immediately asks “why not?” and while I agree it will never happen, it felt good to imagine it.
- 0_____0 1y agoThe obvious reason is goods and equipment movement. There are places that strike a much better balance than NYC though...
- chongli 1y agoHow do you get all the food in? Manhattan is an island. Without constant food deliveries by truck it will die. This food is delivered to countless restaurants and grocery stores, not to some central warehouse, so delivery by train doesn't work.
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- mathgeek 1y agoWhile I wasn’t claiming it would work, that example is easily solved around the world already by allowing vehicles into pedestrian zones overnight.