Mayor of New York says roads are not for cars. And cyclists and pedestrians are “more important” than motorists
Back in July, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, cut the ribbon on a new 20mph ‘slow zone’ in New York and said:
“Our roads are not here for automobiles. Our roads are here for people to get around.”
At a conference earlier this week Bloomberg went further. He told delegates at the Designing Cities conference – hosted by city Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan – that:
“The streets were there to transport people. They are not for cars…Cyclists and pedestrians and bus riders are as important, if not, I would argue more important, than automobile riders.”
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