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You can drive in #Switzerland, sure. But if you want to get where youโre going on time, take public transport. I rode the No. 6 trolley bus in #Lucerne, and made my appointment on time. If Iโd been in a car, Iโd still be waiting. ๐จ๐ญ๐งต
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I lived in #Paris in the 90s. A city totally dominated by cars. Hard to walk in, a nightmare to ride a bike in. Look at it now: a city where cars, rather than people, have trouble moving. Which, in the overheated, hurricane-plagued 2020s, is how a city *should* look.
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50 years ago, a transport revolution started in #Zรผrich. #Switzerland rejected urban freeways. Zurich decided not to build a metro, opting for an S-Bahn commuter train network. And they gave *absolute* priority to trams over cars in center of Zurich. The result? ๐จ๐ญ๐๐งต
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Two ways to do the #backtoschool run. Top: drop-off at an elementary school in South Carolina. Bottom: an elementary school in #Holland. The American way: stressed parents, inactive kids, more pollution. The European way: independent, healthy kids, and cleaner air for all.
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I โค๏ธ (car-free) #Paris! Starting Nov. 4, 2024, the 5.5 km2 heart of Paris will be closed to through traffic. (Buses, taxis, ambulances, residents' cars will still have access.) Opponents claim it will make life hell. Here's what hell looks like, according to them:
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"How are you going carry a real load with a damn bicycle? We'll always need trucks in cities." #Hamburg: We see your beer-keg delivery, #London, and raise you a refrigerator. Or three. ๐ฝ๏ธ@CargoCycle_ Welcome to the #cargobikeolympics ! (SVP, reply with more heavy-hauler bikes)
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"So there are no cars in this community at all?" "Isn't it great?!" Culdesac, a new car-free rental community in #Arizona, can have outdoor kitchens, gyms, and other amenities b/c space isn't eaten up by parking. ๐งต
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