The Flexible Street
Even a dismal suburban parking lot can be converted into a pedestrian paradise for a few hours for a farmer's market or an art festival -- and people love it.
Last weekend I went to my local farmers market –Little Italy Mercato in San Diego, one of the best around – and I got caught up in the Little Italy Art Festival.
The Mercato shuts down two or three blocks of Date Street every Saturday morning, while traffic attendants manage the interaction of cars at cross-streets with the throngs of pedestrians shoppin…
