| Comment | Exactly this. I don't think you were actually arguing for 100% pedestrianisation. The best Dutch, Belgian (and increasingly French) towns and cities have introduced filtered permeability in their urban cores.
Cars can enter from one side and maybe exit an adjacent side, but through a combination of pedestrianised streets, bollards, one way loops, etc., Vehicle traffic cannot go "through" the centre to the opposite side.
It dramatically cuts down on vehicle presence within the perimeter of the urban core, but the city is still *permeable* - people in cars, buses and taxis can still *get* into and out of the centre.
The absolute core of the city might be properly limited to pedestrians and bikes though, with maybe a few remaining roadways that can be opened if there's cause to. |
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