Brilliant!
The city council of Hamburg (Germany) has plans to divert most of its cars away from the city’s main thoroughfares in twenty years.
The city is planning to lay out new green areas that will bridge existing parks, community gardens, and cemeteries with another. The aim is to bring together the outer skirts of Hamburg and allow pedestrians and cyclists to reach every area of the city by foot.
When the project is completed 40% of Hamburg will be green places. In this large area residents will be able to hike, swim, do water sports, enjoy picnics and restaurants, experience calm, and watch nature and wildlife right in the city.
How does it get any better and what else is possible?!
~ Patricia
Source of Information: bbc.com
I remember seeing a UK experiment about 10 years ago in which they turfed a suburban road. Only 30 houses or so. After a week the local residents were using the road as a park…. deck chairs, kids playing footie, etc. People will make good use of redefined space, given the opportunity.
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That sounds brilliant. I wonder if it continues today. I wish they’d do it everywhere 🙂
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I think it ran for two weeks as an experiment. I can’t find the article anywhere online now. It was in the Guardian or Times I think.
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I remember years ago reading about a no-car village that was being set up somewhere in the UK, maybe it was the same thing you’re talking about. Shame it wasn’t permanent – I’d love to live in a no-car village 😉
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