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Livable Streets and Reclaiming Public Space for People (Instead of Automobiles)

Posted by Glenn on May 13, 2009 - 6:13pm in The Oil Drum: Campfire
Topic: Environment/Sustainability
Tags: livable streets, movie, new york city, ocean city, public space, sustainability [list all tags]

One of clearest ways that cities and towns can start to de-couple their economic fates from the addiction to oil is to create alternatives to automobile centric lifestyles. One way that New York and other cities are adapting their land use policies is to reclaim space from automobiles to encourage a rich pedestrian environment that attracts people to sit, relax, walk around their neighborhood or commercial districts

For anyone who is down in the dumps and thinks that nothing can be done to change the car-culture where you are, I hope this post offers a glimmer of hope, optimism and inspiration on what can be done when we re-think our public domain.

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