“once cities make the decision to reduce or remove cars, they rarely go back. No one I spoke to for this piece could name a recent sizable pedestrianization or traffic-reduction scheme that had been reversed once it had been given time to have an effect.”

Via WIRED. #cities #cars #urbanism #streets #CarFree #traffic #bikes

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/car-free-cities-opposition

People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One

Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?

WIRED UK
@BrentToderian we have quite a few examples in middle-sized cities in France, such as Béthune, Bergerac or Pau. But in the long run it is more about mitigating effects of car-removing policies, because pedestrianisation etc. continues in other ways.