What Happens to Business When You Close a Street to Cars

Your downtown has a retail problem: empty storefronts, declining tax revenue, negligible foot traffic. The city proposes a solution: close the street to cars, creating a public space for walking and dwelling in the street. Business owners lose their minds: “This will kill us!” “No parking means no customers” “You’re destroying our livelihoods” This reaction is understandable. Business owners have…