08-11-2016, 10:44 PM
(08-11-2016, 10:20 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:(08-11-2016, 09:40 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Just like I'm sure putting 7th avenue through New York's Central Park would save people time getting from Harlem to Times Square, the value that is added by having a large car-free space often out-weighs making the road network as efficient as possible.
Ehr.. Central Park is crisscrossed every 500m with a transverse road: 65th,Terrace Dr, 79th, 85th and 97th.
Width-wise, 5th and 8th are only 800m apart so losing 6th and 7th is no big deal.
The transverses appear to be basically grade separated. Sure, lets grade separate Jubilee Dr.
And 800m appeared to be a problem, given that the park drive was open to cars, of course, despite how convenient this route was for many drivers, this was considered a bad thing for the park so the city has moved to ban cars from the road more and more until it is fully closed.