AI shows what Brighton streets could look like without cars

Thanks to a new AI bot from the Netherlands, you don't have to wonder anymore. 

The artificial intelligence tool from Dutch Cycling Lifestyle takes a road address from anywhere in the world, scans the Google Street View image of it and creates four alternatives, some giving cobbled streets and cycle lanes, others with shrubbery, décor and space for al fresco dining. 

Here are nine of Brighton's busiest roads, re-imagined without cars. 

North Street

This snap of North Street next to Oxfam and TK Maxx would normally be full of buses, taxis and cars but the tarmac has been replaced with cobbles. 

The once-busy road is decked out with seating for al fresco dining and there is even some decorative bunting hanging between the two sides of the road. 

Western Road

Just up the road and equally busy with bus traffic is Western Road. More trees have been added to the scene and shops spread out into the street with dining spaces and parasols. 

Queen's Road

Queen's Road has been reimagined into a car-free idyll, with tarmac replaced with cobbles and a separate cycle lane to give pedestrians space to potter around. 

The street has also been decorated with a row of shrubbery which separates the cycle lane from walkers. 

King's Road

The dual carriageway on the A259 is one of the city's busiest thoroughfares. This section outside the i360 has been reimagined into a passageway down to the seafront, with pedestrians making their way towards the beach. 

Dyke Road

Near two of the city's largest schools, Dyke Road can be incredibly busy with school run traffic. 

Without buses, cars and other road traffic, a pedestrian can walk in the middle of the road next to Bhasvic.

Church Street

Church Street and its junction with Spring Gardens has become notorious after a number of crashes between pedestrians, cyclists and cars. The road has been dubbed "one of the worst designed junctions" in the city. 

Reimagined to be car-less, the street is lined with shrubbery and some of the businesses have extended onto the pavement.

Marlborough Place

Normally a busy route for bus traffic, Marlborough Place reimagined makes the road a wide pedestrian walkway towards Pavilion Gate. 

Seven Dials

Seven Dials intersects busy Dyke Road and takes traffic off to main routes around the city, including Goldsmid Road towards Hove and Buckingham Place into the city centre.

Pedestrianised, the section next to Dyke Road Co-op has a bench and planting for people to enjoy.

St James's Street

Though it is only one way, St James's Street takes a number of bus routes from the city centre out to the east. 

Near Bayleaf, St James's Street without cars becomes a paved path for pedestrians. 

To generate your own images, visit www.dutchcyclinglifestyle.com/imagine and enter your address.