Throughout history, streets have served as a point of connection. From people to horses, carriages to streetcars, public transit to automobiles, streets provide the main medium for travel, connecting us to work, home, and the people and places we love. Yet, in modern society, streets do more to divide us than connect us. Public transit, bicycles, pedestrians, and cars – both driven by people or by computers – all vie for command of our streets. Cars are often prioritized even though ownership is down either by choice or by circumstance. It begs the question: whom are streets and sidewalks for? And who, ultimately, should be responsible for making those decisions?
City Club of Cleveland: For the Love of Cleveland: The Power of Place: Streets
