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With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to reinvent roadways and how we use them

  • Written by Kevin J. Krizek, Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
imageNew priorities in Boulder, Colo.Kevin Krizek, CC BY-ND

Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less traffic, noise, congestion and pollution. Roads and parking lots devoted to cars take up a lot of land. For example, in Phoenix, Los Angeles and New York City these spaces account for over...

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