How Traffic Math is Killing Neighborhoods

Urban planning failures come under harsh scrutiny as we examine how the "level of service" metric—primarily favoring vehicle throughput over human livability—has harmed neighborhood connectivity and pedestrian safety. Major highways built through city centers have permanently changed the character of our cities, often burdening communities of color and lower-income neighborhoods the most. Recent efforts to reclaim these spaces offer a potential correction to decades of car-centric planning.