The annual New York City Marathon reminded us again what a car-free city could be like.
We weren't alone in enjoying the empty streets around the marathon route. Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. created a short tribute to the mostly empty Queens Plaza:
Want to see what the streets around the Queensboro Bridge look like on #NYCMarathon #MarathonSunday vs the other 364 days of the year? It's a stark difference. We need to start considering humans more, cars less. @StreetsblogNYC @BrooklynSpoke @TransAlt @880CitiesOrg @Gothamist pic.twitter.com/91hssN9I2F
— 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 (@RebrandDriving) November 5, 2018
So many other New Yorkers were equally inspired. Here's Phil Leff in Manhattan:
https://twitter.com/philipleff/status/1059195986310905857
And Doug Gordon in Brooklyn:
https://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/status/1059136749895585792
https://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/status/1059056464982085633
And Elliot Sperber in Brooklyn:
https://twitter.com/elliot_sperber/status/1059123018050478082
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