If you live in a big city, you know the challenges: Pollution, traffic, noise and lack of nature can cause both physical and mental stress. For many, it’s just the reality of urban living. But what if it didn’t have to be? What if, instead, a road could be a tree-lined pedestrian walkway with benches? An intersection could be a playground. Safer, healthier, less lonely cities — who wouldn’t want that?
There’s an obvious problem: More street space for people means less space for vehicles. And in car-centric America, where freedom often depends on access to a vehicle, many wouldn’t want that.
Read more at the Washington Post.