The city is Leeds in the UK.

That website is dogshit, didn't even open properly and gave me seventeen popups. Judging by the headline though, good news.

sounds more like "opening up streets" to me :)

Leeds. What's this clickbaity headline writing, BBC?

San Francisco did this during the pandemic, and kept it going! And by did it, I mean put up some mild flags at intersections, making those blocks the fastest ones in town!

I think this is great but I have one concern, what about emergency services? Like if a parent has a heart attack and ambulance can't get there due to no road closure. Is there a plan for such events?

"closing down streets" in the headline feels like some pro-car propaganda. The streets are actually more open now: you can walk or cycle anywhere you want, without being threatened by 2-ton steel boxes going at terrifying speeds with poorly trained humans in control, which we somehow decided everyone should use to get around.

Honestly it’s a great opportunity to help build that community, social skills, and cleaner environment for kids who shouldN’T be inside on an iPad.. Sending Positive vibes****

Some family members warned me not to buy a house with a shared private driveway, but now we can close this off whenever we feel like and the neighbour's kids and mine absolutely love playing out front.

I have family in Canada and in the suburbs it is just expected that kids will be running around in residential streets. There are signs up everywhere to warn cars and people know to drive dead slow and stop completely at the sight of a child anywhere nearby. Works out great.