I totally agree with Times Square. During COVID they actually had a section closed off to cars between 47th and 48th and inexplicably they reopened it to cars recently. Every time I walk by there now I shake my head. Cars don't need to drive through TS and traffic crawls through there anyways. It would be faster to drive around plus there is virtually no residential.
Congrats, you have over 1k subs! Salem street is a no-brainer; so narrow. San Diego just closed parts of 5th ave in the Gaslamp to cars. It's a start. I would like to see Melrose in the Fairfax dist of L.A. closed to cars.
Thank you! Next stop - 10k subs! I searched and searched and did a lot of research but I couldn’t find any streets in LA that made a lot of sense. I must have missed Melrose!
@@cities4ppl Melrose is super busy but it used to be on the old streetcar lines. So it still has charm and not that stroad vibe. It probably doesn't make sense; any LA Natives want to comment?
I would put Pike Place in Seattle on that list. It is absurd that it is open to through traffic. There are so many pedestrians in that area and few, if any, actually drive to the market. Get rid of the cars and let the people walk freely without fear of being bumped into (because the cars can't go more than 2-3 mph on that street anyway) by cars!
Way better of an option for seattle than the Ave (which I agree should also be pedestrianized but not as high of a prioirity) is in front of pike place market. Probably should be #2 on this whole list, it makes no sense that cars are allowed there, for like 20 spots, and one of the top most visited markets and attractions on the west coast. @YetAnotherUrbanist has a great video on this topic he released just recently, give it a watch.
18th St in DC is a pretty vital bus corridor. That's why I'm lukewarm on full pedestrianization and would much prefer a system where the street is closed to private vehicles and rideshares from 5pm-2am. It gets rid of the dirtbike noise and pollution but still lets the road be useful (including for people getting there, say from the metro). Pedestrian-only streets really work best when there is no usefulness for driving- it's not a corridor but a side street. Ellsworth Dr in Silver Spring is the best DC-local example I think. For a more ambitious example, look at Clarendon Blvd and Washington Blvd by Clarendon in VA. Since they act as a nearby pair of roads, one could be made fully pedestrian plus bike and the other into a two-way road.
I’m absolutely willing to compromise on closing roads during peak pedestrian traffic time as you mentioned. I plan to make similar videos so thank you for those suggestions. Cheers!
Grant Avenue in San Francisco's Chinatown should have been near or at the top of your list. There are already so many pedestrians that cars can barely get through. It fits all your criteria for transit, parking etc. How did you miss this one?
I was actually looking at Valencia in SF but ultimately decided it was too wide with not enough pedestrians. I must have slime how overlooked grant Ave. I ain’t perfect! Thanks for letting me know though.
You should look into Delmar Blvd in the Lou. This would be one of the best streets in America to pedestrianize because it already has a trolley route running down the middle. However, they didn't give it traffic priority, so people love to make fun of it because it gets stuck in the cars. Removing them would not only make the space that much more pleasant than it already is but provide a huge boost to some new U.S. passenger rail infrastructure! :}
Yep. I was thinking STL streets as I was watching this. Delmar in the Loop. Manchester in the Grove. Washington in downtown. Cherokee street. Maryland or Euclid in CWE. All would be good for this.
@@jimspies2775 Could you assist me in advocating for that on Jefferson when the new LRT goes in there? I think this would be a great way to tackle two birds with one stone. I totally agree with all the ones you said btw (and many more) but I think we should be building trolleys down them AND pedestrianizing them soon! :]
