Whats wrong with sharing the park with cars?
• Defenders of allowing cars in the park often argue that the “park must be shared” by its many different “users.” This argument rests on a profound misconception of what a “park user” is. People who drive through the park are indeed using the physical space occupied by the park, but they are not using it as a park; rather, they are using it as a traffic artery. Essentially, a portion of the park is closed during those periods when its physical space is converted from parkland to traffic artery. Moreover, the portion of the park that is effectively closed extends well beyond the loop drive: the noise and pollution generated by traffic shuts down much of the park as a peaceful refuge from the stresses of the city.
