| Comment | They don't necessarily need to be banned outright. As u/c_dawg7 says, there will always be some need.
But a straight up change could be preventing any through-traffic in the city centre.
In Dutch cities it's normal for the central business district or old town to be designed to be uncrossable by car. You can enter on one side to get where you need to go within the perimeter, but car traffic eventually meets a dead end in the form of bollards or a pedestrian only street, and so cannot cross into the other half of the city core.
This instantly removes cars that would be using the centre as a short cut, but still allows them to get where they need to go.
People will still need car/taxi access to the city centre (residents, the elderly, those with disabilities), but it's about finding the balance in continuing to allow that access, and also allowing the streets to be walkable and enjoyable for all sorts of activities. |
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