It’s starting to happen in car heavy San Antonio, TX too and I’m here for it. It’s amazing how, once a city hits a certain population threshold, it’s feasible to have these central squares where motor vehicle transport can be rare and bike/walk friendly places can still thrive. Europe has adopted it for decades, if not centuries. Now, finally, the other half of the western world is learning from them.

Beautiful

Nice ride.

it's only impossible as long the majority accepts it as such

Sick bike

Since people usually quibble and kvetch about fair comparisons based on cloudy vs. sunny, or camera angles making the favored photo look better (as if a car sewer would be meaningfully improved with better lighting), I'll get in on the action (tongue in cheek-style):

This comparison isn't fair, as it makes the car-less space look empty and desolate. All of the people are far from the camera, tucked in the background, while the cars are in the foreground, making it look well-traveled and vibrant. Never mind that there are probably lots more people in the 'after' image. (It's hard to say for sure, because of the bus, ironically. Clearly a lot more people strolling than in the cars.)