Judge reverses herself, allowing Northville to close downtown streets this summer after all

That’s good news, however it’s not like other opposing businesses owner doesn’t have a point

Specialty retail stores in the city’s downtown area seem to be doing OK, she noted. Those like hers, who sell clothing or other goods that can be found in many other locations, are not.

“Nobody asked us if we wanted closures,” Kauffman said. “Nobody came and talked to our business about what it would mean for us. Nobody’s supplementing my rent to make up for the losses that I have because I’m paying rent based on 30,000 to 60,000 cars a day. That’s the part that upsets me the most.”

I mean, I live in Europe but specifically in Italy, not exactly the ruling country in the field of walkable and carless road systems, so I get that people living in USA are extremely disadvantaged in this sense, but exactly because I live in Italy I also understand what it means when an authority makes chances that are good on paper but very badly executed in reality, that’s why I honestly can’t blame completely the people who disagreed with the closure

However I really hope they will be able to keep the neighbourhoods closed and safe in the end, but complaints needs to be listened and the people struggles acknowledged

There is a caption under the picture, it says

Analysis based on children of average height, at European level, standing in the center of the front of vehicles. Drivers are of average height at European level.

But yeah, you’re totally right, the one described in the article is usually the best case scenario, the reality is even more problematic than that