"The key to these neighborhoods, which have no exact equivalent in America's biggest city, are "modal filters" that divert car traffic while allowing bicycles and pedestrians to roll and walk freely. Green-Eames shows off two types: The first employs bollards to physically block automobiles, and the second uses cameras that allow certain cars and buses to pass through without paying a fine."
"These interventions should depress every American urban planner because they are so easy to implement. You just need to drive a few bollards into the street or put up a few cameras. You do not need to completely reimagine a street network to make it safe for pedestrians and cyclists. Is there anything like this in Gotham? Paseo Park in Jackson Heights comes to mind, followed (distantly) by 31st Avenue in Astoria,"
Low-traffic neighborhoods in London use simple, low-cost measures to redirect motor-vehicle traffic and create safer space for pedestrians and cyclists. Modal filters, such as bollards that physically block cars or camera-controlled openings permitting authorized vehicles, are central to the approach. These interventions require minimal street redesign yet substantially reduce car through-traffic. Few comparable schemes exist in New York beyond isolated examples like Paseo Park in Jackson Heights, 31st Avenue in Astoria, parts of Battery Park City and Roosevelt Island, and segments in Williamsburg and Stuyvesant/Peter Cooper. London’s approach is widespread and easily replicable elsewhere.
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