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When I say closed I mean converted to pedestrian and not accessible unless someone is standing there with a key to let the delivery truck in.
People can downvote all they want, cars don’t belong in urban centers like this.
Super blocks in Spain is what I have in mind
A bit of a side point. Something I wonder about a lot, as a tradesman in the US, is implementation of restricted vehicle use in city centers while maintaining materials delivery and maintenance.
Since you support removing cars from city centers, how are these logistical challenges addressed? Genuine question, btw. I don't disagree with you, but I am curious. I'm not familiar with Spanish super blocks. How do they work? How are goods, materials, and equipment delivered? I'm lazy and want answers delivered like pizza
Basically there are bollards that fold down or retract electronically.
The university I worked at had the folding kind. We just had a key that allowed us to remove the locks and fold them down for deliveries. The area was completely inaccessible to anything bigger than a motorcycle when the bollards were up.
An attacker could just cut through the locks, but that requires them to exit the vehicle and tamper with them while cops are standing right there.
Were I to design a more sophisticated system, I’d install the retracting kind and have something like what those gated communities have where any authorized business can open the bollards by answering a phone call and pressing a certain number.
This could be compromised, of course, but it raises the skill floor necessary to carry out an attack.
Gotcha, that's how it is around the university in my area too, to a degree. Not the removable bollards, but the restricted access to maintenance and delivery vehicles. There are barriers, but the infrastructure could be better.
One of the issues I run into at work is my own forgetfulness. When I'm working a high rise or warehouse, no matter how much I prepare and load up my rolling tool cart, I wind up having to go back to the van at least twice per job. I actually charge a facility surcharge when i have to work more than 100m from my van, just to account for the extra time I spend. I'm a locksmith, and there are so many specialty tools that i can't carry them all. This is especially true when I'm working a multistory residential building with no elevator. So up and down I go.
Anyway, it's a subject of interest for me. Something needs to be done, especially in city centers. It's just that most anti-car comments I see don't seem to take into consideration the logistics of materials and maintenance. Thanks for the nuanced explanation
Yeah that’s why I’d want them removable or retractable. The goal is to keep dip shits like me, or malicious actors, from bringing their car in.
If someone calls you then they need to let your van in so that you can do your job without that added hassle.
I think my ideal system would be like those gated communities. Anyone that manages a business, or lives in the area, can buzz a car in for deliveries and maintenance. Obviously that weakens security but it’d at least prevent opportunistic attacks and drunks.