A city built only for streetcars and pedestrian traffic solves two energy problems at once. It eliminates the need for automobiles and drastically increases the efficiency of heating and cooling systems within the buildings because of the high density.

This is part two of a series on carless city design. It's largely based on J.H. Crawford's design in Carfree Cities

Introduction:

This is the first of a series on carless city design I'll be writing. It's largely based on J.H. Crawford's design in Carfree Cities (www.carfree.com), but attempts to flesh out other details.