“Businesses up and down [NYC’s] Columbus Avenue say the Sunday car-free open streets has been a boon—despite what car drivers believe.
“The program, which closes the avenue to cars…every Sunday in the summer and fall, has increased local businesses' sales, a variety of businesses told Streetsblog, citing better foot traffic and the fact that locals tend to linger (and spend) more when a street is pleasant to be on.”
Maybe we should, you know, learn from this.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/09/27/tables-of-success-columbus-ave-businesses-love-the-open-street
Marc Hedlund
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