▲ 146 ▼ The city closing down streets so children can play (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 4 weeks ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 3 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50320770 Temporarily closing residential streets to allow kids to play and socialise safely outside has proved beneficial for both children and adults.
[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 28 points 4 weeks ago "closing down streets" in the headline feels like some pro-car propaganda. The streets are actually more open now: you can walk or cycle anywhere you want, without being threatened by 2-ton steel boxes going at terrifying speeds with poorly trained humans in control, which we somehow decided everyone should use to get around. permalink fedilink source