NYTimes: “Making Cities Safer for Cyclists and Pedestrians”

To have a more sustainable, livable city, we must make the streets safe and accessible for pedestrians and bikers – cars should not be allowed to rule the streets.

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To have a more sustainable, livable city, we must make the streets safe and accessible for pedestrians and bikers – cars should not be allowed to rule the streets. Check out the NYTimes – Room For Debate on the issue: “Making Cities Safer for Cyclists and Pedestrians.” The participants are Peter Calthorpe, author of “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change,” David V. Herlihy, author of “Bicycle: The History,” Tom Vanderbilt, author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do,” and Tracey L. Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law, Yale Law School.

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