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Ditching the wheels

Car-free streets catching on in more cities

by DAAIR I
Published in October 2022 - Page 22

What if Downtown Toronto was pedestrianized? Imagine being able to walk around Vancouver or Montreal without hearing the constant roar of engines. That might seem unlikely given how ubiquitous cars are on our streets.

There are currently around 1.5 billion cars in the world today, and forecasters say that number is rising. At the current growth rate, there could be another billion cars by 2035. That means more congestion, more noise, and more

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