It's a tiny part of the center of Stockholm. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/bensin-och-diese... has a map. Roughly 4x4 blocks.
Meanwhile in NY some people are all up in arms about the congestion toll.
In Boston a certain subset of people are losing their minds at one of our streets going pedestrian only on Saturdays during the summer.
the US really has a crazy relationship with cars
They're obviously going to want cars. Walking & cycling are not options (see sedentary).
Cars are awesome.
The idea that a car is the only lifeline for people with physical disabilities bespeaks broader social ills.
But exceptions to allow those that need it to drive or other services (like grocery delivery) can take care of that while still allowing for a pedestrian focused city.
There is also the fact that if a city is properly designed ideally you may only need to walk a couple blocks for groceries and your basic needs, and instead of doing big shopping you buy just a few things at a time.
Or I just didn't know about it? But I am honestly jealous. Being able to walk, not worry about cars and have plenty of room to not need to weave through slow walkers is amazing. And my health benefits from the extra walking.
This way makes it safe to feel the waters, tweak public transports, get people's reaction, without killing it in the cradle.
Easier to start with one big zone over the whole city, and keep making the requirements stricter automatically. Eg. Take the cars age, add the current year, subtract the cars rated mpg, add 10 if it's a diesel. If the result is 2050 or more, there is a fine of $20/day if you drive it.
Good luck getting your average person to not only understand this but being able to actually do the calculations. And it'll be impossible to enforce efficiently.
It can either be enforced at registration renewal (Put a star on the reg plate to indicate they're allowed in the city), or by ANPR cameras on the main roads in/out of the city.
The simplest way forward I think would be to just double the fees for ICE cars, and cutting them for EV's. It would be a software only solution, so cheap-ish. It would only be possible to do for the whole inner city though. Can't do it for half the city.
Question: does this mean NK are going to have to move their flagship shop if they want any customers in future?