Ask them what they think about the transformation of freakin' Times Square.
Yes THAT Times Square...
(spotted on Twitter)
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Article in the FT from 2013 about it.
Selected quotes:
"Wouldn’t banning cars mean the end of the frenetic energy that gave Manhattan its edge?"
"The changes have been hailed a success by business owners, residents and tourists. “You can actually look up at the lights of the city without being hit by a car now,” said one visitor"
“None of this would be happening if it was bad for business. The point is that if cities are nicer places to be then more people want to be there – the value of real estate goes up, employment rises and so does investment.”
They can do it in TIMES SQUARE in the middle of blinkin' NEW YORK, and yet one street in the centre of Edinburgh that is not, in any way, a proper thoroughfare can't manage it.
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