Item #3) Why not create a car-free network of streets:

2nd Street as a major attraction in Philadelphia would be better suited as a car-free street allowing pedestrians to freely move from venue to venue. Shops, restaurants and bars would benefit greatly from the slower-paced pedestrian traffic.

If the North-West corner of City Hall and 15th Street (between Walnut and City Hall) were car-free, tourists would be able to appreciate Philadelphia's spectacular City Hall and surrounding parks. The small stretch of 15th Street – like Walnut – is home to some of Philadelphia's hottest bars and restaurants to grab a drink or bite to eat.

Currently, the Ben Franklin Parkway is an elaborately landscaped highway with traffic lights – what is the solution to this glaring blight? Speeding-up the parkway makes little sense, so the obvious solution is to slow it down. The Ben Franklin could be slower in two ways: it could be grassed over as an extension of Fairmont Park or it could be reduced in lane-size to create parking space and lined with retail establishments. The Ben Franklin Parkway's diagonal route through Philadelphia's otherwise orderly grid of streets only serves to confuse drivers. The Parkway serves as a dangerous raceway through what should be a pedestrian route.