A Call for More Pedestrian-Only Streets

I am perplexed by the almost complete lack of pedestrian districts in North America. Why is it that car-free streets–designed for pleasurable strolling, shopping and hanging out–which have become as common as stoplights or McDonalds in European city centers, are almost non-existent here?

By Jay Walljasper

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