It's good to be proactive and accept that things won't go to normal soon. But I was missing a really proactive perspective here.
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a fresh look at your streets and make sure that they are set to achieve the outcomes that we want to achieve: not just moving cars as fast as possible from point A to point B, but making it possible for everyone to get around safely.
Before, we were planning for 2030; now the new phase, we are calling it 2020. Instead of thinking about the future, we have to think about the present.”
Yes, today is about safety. And yes, this could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a fresh look at streets. So why not also look at 2030, and maybe even 2040/50/.... ? The city where I'm from has a roadmap to become climate neutral by 2030 (Leuven 2030). I'm wondering if the current situation gives leeway to implement some measures faster than originally planned. Definitely wouldn't hurt...
It's good to be proactive and accept that things won't go to normal soon. But I was missing a really proactive perspective here.
Yes, today is about safety. And yes, this could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a fresh look at streets. So why not also look at 2030, and maybe even 2040/50/.... ? The city where I'm from has a roadmap to become climate neutral by 2030 (Leuven 2030). I'm wondering if the current situation gives leeway to implement some measures faster than originally planned. Definitely wouldn't hurt...