03-19-2017, 04:43 PM
In a way, we do have some zones that function kind of like calmed neighbourhoods where vehicles go slow and there is no separation between cars/pedestrians/cyclists. It's basically what you often find in private townhouse developments. I suppose most parking lots are a perverse form of this too.
The point is that there are spaces in North American cities where drivers do slow down and where there isn't a clear hierarchy of users, and I'm willing to bet that that generally collisions are fairly rare in them and when they happen, the risk of fatalities is low and the cost of damages is also low. The question is why we aren't willing to extend that into the public sphere.
The point is that there are spaces in North American cities where drivers do slow down and where there isn't a clear hierarchy of users, and I'm willing to bet that that generally collisions are fairly rare in them and when they happen, the risk of fatalities is low and the cost of damages is also low. The question is why we aren't willing to extend that into the public sphere.