Brent Toderian
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com@bsky.brid.gy in @forbes.com@bsky.brid.gy. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars...
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Forbes
Nov 20 at 6:21amWeb
Show threadPhosphenesNov 20

@brenttoderian.bsky.social @carltonreid.com

No surprise! I'm much more likely to walk into a store's front door than to drive through it.

Also I avoid whole shopping districts because of traffic congestion alone.

Show threadhicksy2Nov 20
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @carltonreid.com this is now over six years old. A worldwide pandemic has happened in the interceding years. Do you have anything more recent please? Linking to something as old as this is quite frankly the same sort of thing a fossil-fuel shill would do. Please see:
https://theconversation.com/restricting-cars-in-cities-a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-low-emission-zones-243229
Restricting cars in cities: a cost-benefit analysis of Low Emission Zones

Less traffic means better urban air quality, but it can also threaten city centre businesses.

The Conversation
Show threadArjen HaaymanNov 23
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @GertjanHulster @carltonreid.com Every Single Time