Cities around the world that are reducing car access

MJohnston · 2018-10-25 15:29:15

I thought this would be an interesting thread to track the efforts of various cities to reduce the amount of car access, and thereby improve either the public realm, transport infrastructure, or just the local environment. Today Paris won a court case which will allow them to proceed with banning cars from the banks of the…

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#4052 23-11-2025 10:23AM

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Have to say I agree with this. I had to drive in and park in Cork recently (had a long onward journey aterward) and it struck me just how slow and inconvenient it was compared to taking a bus. Sure, I could leave home whenever I wanted, and I did get to the city centre in about the same time, but then there was five minutes of crawling in a slow queue in the multistory carpark, and the walk back out to where I actually wanted to go. And let's not mention the hourly parking rate...

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