Editing Street reclamation

{{confused|Reclaim the Streets}}
{{Short description|Changing streets to focus on non-car use}}
[[File:Corridor Capacity and Infrastructure Costs.png|thumb|A comparison of road corridor capacity and street infrastructure costs]]
'''Street reclaiming''' is the process of converting, or otherwise returning streets to a stronger focus on [[Alternatives to car use|non-car use]] — such as walking, cycling and [[active lifestyle|active street life]]. It is advocated by many [[urban planning|urban planners]] and [[urban economics|urban economists]], of widely varying [[politics|political points of view]]. Its primary benefits are thought to be:

*Decreased [[automobile]] [[traffic]] with less [[noise pollution]], fewer automobile [[accident]]s, reduced [[smog]] and [[air pollution]]
*Greater safety and access for pedestrians and cyclists
*Less frequent surface maintenance than car-driven roads
*Reduced [[urban heat island|summer temperatures]] due to less [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] and more green spaces
*Increased [[pedestrian]] traffic which also increases [[social capital|social]] and commercial opportunities
*Increased [[gardening]] space for urban residents
*Better support for [[co-housing]] and infirm residents, e.g. suburban [[eco-village]]s built around former streets

==Campaigns==
An early example of street reclamation was the [[Stockholm]] carfree day in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilfria dan |url=https://gamla.alternativstad.nu/Dokument/bilfriadan.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202025400/https://gamla.alternativstad.nu/Dokument/bilfriadan.html |archive-date=2022-12-02 }}</ref>

Some consider the best advantages to be gained by redesigning streets, for example as [[shared space]], while others, such as campaigns like "[[Reclaim the Streets]]", a widespread "dis-organization", run a variety of events to physically reclaim the streets for political and artistic actions, often called [[street party|street parties]]. David Engwicht is also a strong proponent of the concept that street life, rather than physical redesign, is the primary tool of street reclamation.

==See also==
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*{{Annotated link|Bicycle-friendly}}
*{{Annotated link|Carfree day}}
*{{Annotated link|Cyclability}}
*{{Annotated link|Cycling advocacy}}
*{{Annotated link|Cycling infrastructure}}
*{{Annotated link|Green infrastructure}}
*{{Annotated link|Greenway (landscape)}}
*{{Annotated link|Intersection daylighting}}
*{{Annotated link|Linear park}}
*{{Annotated link|Living street}}
*''{{Annotated link|Living Streets (UK)}}''
*{{Annotated link|Pedestrian zone}}
*''{{Annotated link|Reclaim the Streets}}''
*{{Annotated link|Road diet}}
*{{Annotated link|Road expansion}}
*{{Annotated link|Sustainable city}}
*{{Annotated link|Tactical urbanism}}
*{{Annotated link|Transport geography}}
*{{Annotated link|Urban green space}}
*{{Annotated link|Urban vitality}}
*{{Annotated link|Walkability}}
*{{Annotated link|Walking audit}}
*{{Annotated link|Wildlife corridor}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://rts.gn.apc.org/ RTS] — Reclaim the Streets
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061218180303/http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/index.html Park(ing)]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000621004519/http://www.22september.org/ International Car Free Day - Thailand]}} – 22 September
* ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21805068 What if everyone had a car?]'' by the ''[[BBC World News]]''
* [https://www.streetparty.org.uk/roads-traffic-and-street-parties/car-free-days/]

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[[Category:Urban planning]]