alt Hacker NewsThere is a street in Williamsburg that has been pedestrianized. I cant remember which one.
Broadway has had large expansions to its curbing from the flatiron building to union square.
Its a slow process but its getting there.
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virtualritz • 05/15/2025
> There is a street in Williamsburg that has been pedestrianized. I cant remember which one.
One street in a city the size of NY?
I thought you were joking when I read that reply. I thought it might have been straight out of a Monty Python sketch. ;)
On that note, if you want to get an idea what pedestrianization does to cities, enter "Barcelona Superblocks" into your fav. search engine.
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Which one? Berry is semiclosed, but people routinely remove the wooden barriers so they can drive on it and delivery app e-bikes/motor bikes routinely blast down it at speeds that make it uncomfortable to walk.
Broadway has expanded the sidewalk but it is definitely not closed to traffic. Also 2 partial closures in a city of 10 million kind of proves the point.