Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by dan_quixote on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @05:15PM
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Meh, just watch how construction happens in the central district of any European city. It's not as simple as just backing a flatbed up to the door, but they get by just fine.
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Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by jcranberry on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:21PM
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They do, with roads. The point GP was making that it's not feasible to convert roads into bowers.
Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by johnday on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:31PM
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On the other hand, it would be feasible to convert roads into normally-pedestrianised areas, which you need a permit or a one-day pass to drive through.
There are numerous city centres in the UK which use this method. The central portion of Canterbury, Kent, is a great example.
Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by jdc on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:16PM
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And you could probably do with only one lane.
Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by jcranberry on Thursday October 17, 2019 @09:45AM
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Yeah, that sounds great. The amount and size of roads (and parking space) definitely can be reduced dramatically. Although I imagine this would be a massive endeavor for cities whose urban planning has been based entirely around driving/people owning cars.
Re:What happens when a city bans cars from its streets?
by Al-Khwarizmi on Thursday October 17, 2019 @04:01AM
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Another alternative is allowing driving only at certain times, for example in Spain (and I guess in other places too) it's common to have pedestrianized areas with a few hours (say, from 8 to 10) where vans are permitted to enter for loading and unloading.