In Manhattan, the space devoted to cars and car-related infrastructure takes up an area four times larger than Central Park. What would New York City look like if it divested from cars?
Farhad Manjoo has a vision for a car-free Manhattan. Manjoo's recent New York Times piece features scrolling animations that artfully elucidate the borough's dependence on cars as a personal means of transportation. Also included: a 45-minute long video of Manjoo discussing all things cars in the recent past, the present, and the future.
Streets fell silent at the onset of the coronavirus lockdown. "Rather than stumble back into car dependency, cities can begin to undo their worst mistake: giving up so much of their land to the automobile," writes Mandoo. Mandoo's piece presents a vision of walkable, biker friendly Manhattan streets with illustrations courtesy of the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, answering the question, "What if we gave that space back to New Yorkers?"
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