Sécurité routière | Un quartier cul-de-sac au banc d’essai
Good news! The city is trialing superblocks!
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Huh, interesting. What are the advantages from an urban planning and traffic flow perspective? Prevents vehicles from going through the middle?
Exactly, makes streets car accessible while banishing thru (read: fast) traffic to the main arteries.
Bicycles and pedestrians are unaffected.
IIUC, the notion of "superblocks" was associated with lower speed limits (e.g. 20km/h) and a road that's shared between cars and pedestrians. Ideally, kids can play on the street.