The article nicely points out that New York City also had an elevated sidewalk (or plans) in the late 1800s! Here are the designs and sketches. It sounds so re

The article nicely points out that New York City also had an elevated sidewalk (or plans) in the late 1800s! Here are the designs and sketches. It sounds so reasonable. I am curious why they didn't keep it. https://culturenow.org/site/a5883d3d-b1fa-4cb1-a6ca-a3a692e5cba4 https://culturenow.org/site/a5883d3d-b1fa-4cb1-a6ca-a3a692e5... https://www.6sqft.com/in-1872-broadway-almost-became-a-giant-moving-sidewalk/ https://www.6sqft.com/in-1872-broadway-almost-became-a-giant... Then the car industry got rid of the idea (along with the trams). https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2016/06/a-city-of-bridges-one-century-ago.html https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2016/06/a-city-of-bridges-... https://www.nytimes.com/1915/05/06/archives/elevated-sidewalks.html https://www.nytimes.com/1915/05/06/archives/elevated-sidewal... https://www.archpaper.com/2015/11/long-history-tall-sidewalk-elevated-skywalks-failed-cities-united-states/ https://www.archpaper.com/2015/11/long-history-tall-sidewalk...