08-11-2016, 10:20 PM
(08-11-2016, 09:40 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Just like I'm sure putting 7th avenue through New York's Central Park would save people time getting from Harlem to Times Square, the value that is added by having a large car-free space often out-weighs making the road network as efficient as possible.
Ehr.. Central Park is crisscrossed every 500m with a transverse road: 65th,Terrace Dr, 79th, 85th and 97th.
Width-wise, 5th and 8th are only 800m apart so losing 6th and 7th is no big deal.