In New York City, where space is at a particular premium, the possibilities of reusing street space have fueled recent policy debates over outdoor dining, bus lanes, trash pickup, public space and street vendors.
Cincinnati used Covid recovery money to close streets and help scores of businesses open outdoor dining patios.
For most of the history of the American city, streets were multipurpose public spaces.
But they were also used as impromptu forums for markets, festivals, trash disposal, storage, everyday socializing and children’s games.
Yet private cars rule the road, occupying most of the city’s public space, polluting its air and slowing ambulances, buses, mail delivery and other vital services.
Persons:
Who, Willie Mays
Organizations:
D.C, San, California Supreme, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Locations:
New York City, Atlanta, . Cincinnati, San Francisco, Washington, Pennsylvania, American, California, Harlem, Manhattan