Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars" video.

  1. They need a better and unique name for this. A better paradigm is short blocks, like in Portland OR. Remove a car lane, widen the sidewalks, and add a bike lane. 300-foot block length (instead of the standard 600-foot block length) enhances both walkability and drivability. Convert a few appropriate streets into transitways or, less frequently, into pedestrian malls such as in Santa Monica CA or Denver CO. Use Bethesda Row (MD) as a model for on-street parallel parking that creates a "shield" for bike and pedestrian traffic, also increasing the distance between automotive traffic flow and sidewalk cafes. We have more functional examples of smart designs here in the USA than you realize. Considering that infrastructural changes require MONEY to implement, and that money is often raised via Tax Increment Financing and Business Improvement Districts (TIFs and BIDs), of course these changes start appearing in wealthier areas first.
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