In 1923 Columbia University architect Harvey Wiley Corbett proposed a novel solution to Manhattan’s traffic problem: surrender. His Proposals for Relieving Traffic Congestion in New York had four phases:
- The present situation.
- Pedestrians are transferred from street level to bridges that are cantilevered from the buildings, and patronize shops at this level.
- “Cut-ins” in the buildings permit six cars to move abreast, with parking space for two cars on each side.
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