Off the road: Imagining car-free cities
Many cities are now seeking to address what urban planners call “an unequal distribution of road space”, implementing policies to discourage car use and promoting more sustainable alternatives. In the last three years, the number of areas in European cities where traffic is limited rose by 40 percent. But the car-free revolution hasn’t come without backlash. What if the tranquility that comes with limited traffic benefits a few at the expense of others? Can low-traffic areas be socially just?
