car sewerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

car sewer (複数形 car sewers)

1. (urban planning, derogatory) A place made unfriendly or dangerous to non-drivers by cars and car infrastructure.
   • 2003 May 1, Alayne McGregor, “[CfSC] New consultant has outmoded ideas”, in flora.cfsc, Usenet‎^[1], message-ID <Pine.LNX.4.33.0305011101381.8334-100000@pannier.cfsc.ottawa.on.ca>:

     The usual reason for making a street one-way is to add capacity -- in other words, to turn it into a car sewer.

   • 2019 July 16, Darin Givens, “Despite widespread support, Atlanta mayor vetoes safety improvement for Downtown ‘car sewer’ street”, in ThreadATL‎^[2]:

     The Downtown Atlanta Master Plan developed by Central Atlanta Progress, which includes significant community engagement and planning data; it promotes the benefits of converting several of these one-way car sewers, Baker Street included.