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How do we design a car-lite future for our cities? The pandemic has taught us a lot about city streets, vehicle emissions, and public space. With fewer vehicles, streets are nice. April 23, 2021 |
| April Schneider Stay-at-home orders during COVID-19 have led to at least one welcome side effect: cities around the world saw dramatic decreases in traffic. As cities work toward carbon emissions reduction goals (80% reduction by 2050 in New York, carbon neutral by 2050 in Los Angeles and Boston), they will need to effect substantial change within the transportation sector. Transportation is responsible for nearly 30% of carbon emissions in the US, and passenger vehicles account for more than half of those emissions. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has also allowed us to imagine more vividly than ever a car-lite future. What COVID has shown us is that without traffic, city streets are nice and that has big implications for livability, sustainability, and carbon emissio