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Another popular idea is Slow Zones, which are areas where car traffic is limited and streets reclaimed by pedestrians. Although some are skeptical of their usefulness, Salazar-Miranda’s study revealed some data-driven benefits: “We used...

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Another popular idea is Slow Zones, which are areas where car traffic is limited and streets reclaimed by pedestrians. Although some are skeptical of their usefulness, Salazar-Miranda’s study revealed some data-driven benefits: “We used Twitter (X) data to understand how many people come to Slow Zones, and how long they were staying. Despite the backlash, we found that Slow Zones double foot traffic and attract people from a wider range of neighborhoods into one particular place.”

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<mark class="yl ym ap">Another popular idea is Slow Zones, which are areas where car traffic is limited and streets reclaimed by pedestrians.</mark> Although some are skeptical of their usefulness, Salazar-Miranda&#x2019;s study revealed some data-driven benefits: &#x201c;We used Twitter (X) data to understand how many people come to Slow Zones, and how long they were staying. Despite the backlash, we found that Slow Zones double foot traffic and attract people from a wider range of neighborhoods into one particular place.&#x201d;