To the Editor:Re “New York Plan to Unjam Roads Opens a Path for Clogged Peers” (front page, April 2):The population density of New York City creates the ideal conditions for a car-free zone. Residents can commute by subway a nd borrow cars for longer trips from shared lots, and defunct light-rail systems (trolleys) could be reinstated. The California Tomorrow Plan, published in the 1970s, lays out clear plans for going car-free. Madrid just annou nced that it will go car-free in its city center, and Oslo has committed to ban cars from the city entirely by the end of this year. When a third of Paris went car-free for a day, air and noise pollution was significantly reduced.

Source: New York Times April 08, 2019 19:32 UTC