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The road sign is technically correct, but it looks at the situation as "car by default".
It reinforces the idea that in order to accommodate pedestrian friendly places, we must punish drivers by restricting them from going where they would otherwise be allowed to go. It assumes that cars are allowed to go anywhere, unless explicitely stated otherwise.
The way you communicate ideas is important if you want to get people on board, so maybe it is better to say the road is "open to pedestrians only", rather than "closed to cars"
The road sign is indeed defaulting to cars because that's what roads are made for
In current-day America that is indeed the case.
This thread is arguing that maybe that should not be the case, and is proposing alternative solutions that would be less car-brained.
Such a "open to pedestrians only" sign already exists and is commonly used in Europe. Why can't such a sign exist in America?
It’s really not that complicated. Roads are for cars in the US. We don’t want cars going through that craft fair right there, therefore the road is closed.