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City roads should be ‘ripped out completely’ to fight pollution, says government adviser
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
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And which one is it that you think is being proposed to be "ripped out completely" in this article?
Based on your link, I believe in this context it is 'streets'.
Well, just go back and read my arguments, and then recognize that all of them apply to 'streets', and that making the distinction between 'streets' and 'roads' does not weaken my arguments in any way.
Try a different approach, something besides pedantry.
Well, the expert is proposing to rip out roads - so my first guess would be they mean roads, not streets.
By the definition in your link, a 'road' would be between two cities, and the paths inside the city (where the buildings are) are 'streets'.
The expert is talking about removing the paved surfaces inside cities, so he is talking about 'streets', by your definition.
Apparently the expert uses different definitions from yours.
Just for starter: "especially" does not mean "exclusively".