Section 91 states that a pedestrian ‘shall not proceed onto a roadway … into the path of any vehicle that is so close that it is impracticable for the driver of the vehicle to yield the right of way’
They allow building walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use buildings that have retail businesses on the ground floor and residential units on the 3-5 floors above. Their daily errands can easily be done by foot, so there is less traffic.
You can’t achieve that in a car-dependent suburb where you need to drive to get to the nearest grocery store, school or cafe.
That’s because their zoning laws are different.
They allow building walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use buildings that have retail businesses on the ground floor and residential units on the 3-5 floors above. Their daily errands can easily be done by foot, so there is less traffic.
You can’t achieve that in a car-dependent suburb where you need to drive to get to the nearest grocery store, school or cafe.