Think the way we move in our cities is set in stone and can not change?
Nope. We rebuilt our cities for cars and can do the same again.
“One hundred years ago—almost to the day—roadbuilder Edward J. Mehren wrote in a still-published U.S. engineering journal that streets, previously the preserve of mixed traffic, including foot traffic, should be redesigned for the utility of motorists alone.”
Happy Birthday, Car Dependency—100 Years Old This Week by @carltonreid
It’s Been 100 Years Since Cars Drove Pedestrians Off The Roads
One hundred years ago roadbuilder Edward J. Mehren wrote that streets, should be redesigned for the utility of motorists alone. He got what he wished for as the U.S. became the first auto-dependent society. (Mehren also later got what he didn’t wish for: he was killed in a motor crash.)
Jan Böhmermann 🤨 
