- 29 Jun 2011 02:37
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The article goes on to describe the ways European cities are phasing out cars.
Amazing that the USA and other parts of the anglosphere seem to live in an alternative reality where car-use is a positive thing that needs to be facilitated.
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.
The New York Times wrote:Across Europe, Irking Drivers Is Urban Policy
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: June 26, 2011
ZURICH — While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear — to make car use expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more environmentally friendly modes of transportation.
Cities including Vienna to Munich and Copenhagen have closed vast swaths of streets to car traffic. Barcelona and Paris have had car lanes eroded by popular bike-sharing programs. Drivers in London and Stockholm pay hefty congestion charges just for entering the heart of the city. And over the past two years, dozens of German cities have joined a national network of “environmental zones” where only cars with low carbon dioxide emissions may enter.
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The article goes on to describe the ways European cities are phasing out cars.
Amazing that the USA and other parts of the anglosphere seem to live in an alternative reality where car-use is a positive thing that needs to be facilitated.
"Their economy produces things cheaper than ours, so we need to send them some manufactured viruses to level the playing field." - Freedom and Democracy Inc.