London is transforming its center into a car-free zone to create more distancing when it reopens

“We will need many more Londoners to walk and cycle to make this work.”

Before the pandemic, roughly two million people rode London’s subway system every day, often packed on crowded cars at rush hour. As the city tries to figure out how workers can safely commute when more businesses reopen, it wants people to avoid public transit when possible—but not to switch to driving. To help make it easier to bike and walk to work, the city is creating a massive car-free zone in the center of the city.

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