Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters share it as a good overview of car-light street design and its effects in discussions of car-centric cities and the 15-minute city.
What it is
Not Just Bikes explains the Dutch concept of autoluw, or nearly car-free, streets and how it is applied across the Netherlands, with examples from Toronto and Copenhagen. It also covers Amsterdam's move toward a nearly car-free city.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2021 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends kuldeep_kap · 2022-07 · on “The 15-minute city (2020)”
100% agree. If anyone is interested here is great video on [Autoluw]( [this video] ). This is what US needs, but I dont see this happening due america's car-centric culture.
Recommends ryukafalz · 2022-08 · on “Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection”
I think I’ve seen this in a few places, there’s one source in particular I’m thinking of that I can’t seem to find but here are some: The positive impact of car-free streets on businesses during COVID: [LINK] Good overview about autoluw streets and the effects they have: [this video] …though as the video states, autoluw doesn’t mean completely car-free. I tend to agree that it’s probably the best balance rather than eliminating all cars from the area.
Cites csnover · 2021-11 · on “The Stroad”
It was interesting for me to learn how this process happened in Copenhagen and Groningen in the 1960s and 1970s—people were angry, they protested, made death threats.[0] So it seems like re-pedestrianising areas has always made some people very angry everywhere, and that anger may not be so unique or significant a barrier as it might initially seem. [0] [this video]