What Happened When They Banned Cars



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Streets like Market Street in San Francisco, State Street in Madison, and 14th Street in New York City all banned cars and saw their streets become quieter and more efficient for all other modes.

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Resource on this topic:
http://bettermarketstreetsf.org

This video on Nebula:
https://nebula.app/videos/citybeautiful-streets-that-banned-cars-and-got-better

European Tram Streets video on Nebula:
https://nebula.app/videos/citybeautiful-a-history-of-european-tram-streets

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