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The best way to do this is create quadrants in cities that have one-way in and out for automobiles, but public transit, bikes and pedestrians can move freely between.

In this way, cars can use the streets if they are indeed going to that area, but cannot move through the areas as a means to avoid roads meant to carry vehicles across town.

The city that exemplifies this is Groningen, Netherlands, and the superblock concept in Barcelona.