This article examines how good transportation policy contributes to our quality of life, acknowledging that successful cities are teeming with pedestrians. America's transportation problems won't be solved with money, argues the author, but by a change in lifestyle. Zeroing in on what the New York City could do address transportation, the writer calling for wider sidewalks, more efficient transit and safe means for people to bicycle between destinations.

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