Pedestrianized Streets Are Good, So What Are We Even Doing?

For anyone who visits Europe, it's shocking how much of the central core of many cities is pedestrianized. You'll hear a variety of excuses as to why this can be done in European cities but not in the US -- and we're going to discuss and disassemble those arguments in this video.

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