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Cities are making covid-era street changes permanent. Some are facing pushback.
Michael Laris, Luz Lazo
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People enjoy a stretch of Beach Drive, which was closed to weekday car traffic in April. Many cities that shut streets during the pandemic are looking at how to keep some of the changes in place. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)
Paris barred most cars from the majestic road that goes past the Louvre Museum, then months later announced it would keep it that way. New York followed suit, making permanent a program that clears space on public roads for walking, biking and, in the case of 34th Avenue in Queens, Mexican folk dance classes. ....

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