Mark Gorton, founder of The Open Planning Project, points out how parked cars and street use makes a difference in two streets just blocks apart in SoHo are felt by pedestrians.
The closing statement is the clincher.
"Public space is really precious. Free car storage is the lowest use of public space, but it's probably the most predominant."
i was a kid growing up in brooklyn during the 80s and 90s. we played in the street all the time, calling out 'car!' on the occasion that one would need to pass. i wouldn't let my kid play on the sidewalk these days.
great short film. the visual representation of your meaning is on point.
I enjoyed seeing this, would like to see more of this type of on-street explanation.
In agreement with other commenters, it was very helpful to have visualization of how effective "taking back the street" could look like. This video is very convincing (not that I needed much, of course!).
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