A street, or rather "encounter zone," in Rome.
Well, here's a novel idea (first brought to my attention by Greater, Greater Washington): Mount Pleasant's ANC 1D would like to turn Mount Pleasant Street into a "'pedestrian encounter zone,' sharply reducing traffic speeds, and prohibiting the use of the street for through traffic."
An ANC resolution reads: "European [...]

Mayor Adrian Fenty by 15th Street's contra-flow bike lane yesterday—no police escort in sight!
Yesterday, I did a little reporting on D.C.'s brand new, contra-flow bike lane, which is protected by a lane for parked cars (look closely above.) It's a pilot project on 15th Street NW, and the District Department of Transportation plans to carefully [...]