• Lord Wiggle
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    203 months ago

    Nice the air quality improved. I wish they would also improve people quality, there’s only one place in France where there are Nice people.

    • slst
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      153 months ago

      Paradoxically, Nice is a bad city

        • slst
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          My favorite city in France is probably Strasbourg, the transportation system is just incredible

  • .Donuts
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    Some background info from LinkedIn:

    ✅ What Paris Did Right:

    • Built 1,400 km of protected bike lanes and cycling infrastructure.
    • Established low-emission zones.
    • Converted riverbanks into pedestrian-friendly areas.
    • Embraced the “15-minute city” concept to bring amenities closer to residents.

    ❌ What Paris Left Behind:

    • Restricted through traffic in the city center.
    • Banned older diesel vehicles.
    • Introduced higher parking fees for SUVs.
    • Reclaimed 70,000 parking spaces from cars.

    Edit: fixed formatting for mobile / app

    • Karu 🐲
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      193 months ago

      Maybe I’m not understanding things properly but, aren’t the latter four points also good to fight against pollution? Or is it just car-brained people complaining that they cannot take their car wherever they want anymore?

      • @[email protected]
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        43 months ago

        I think it’s more meant in a push/pull way. So what did they do to incentive people to take an alternative to a car and how did they punish people who do take a car.

    • @[email protected]
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      73 months ago
      • Built 1,400 km of protected bike lanes and cycling infrastructure.
      • Established low-emission zones.
      • Converted riverbanks into pedestrian-friendly areas.
      • Embraced the “15-minute city” concept to bring amenities closer to residents.

      All things that ANY city could do if it weren’t for NIMBYs and a lack of political will to.

    • Lord Wiggle
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      43 months ago

      I heard they places 2 days old baguettes on the streets as speed bumps.

        • @[email protected]OPM
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          23 months ago

          That’s your own fault for not owning a Citroën!

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          Between the 2CV, which was designed to transport a basket of eggs across a plowed field without breaking them, and the hydropneumatic suspension used in later cars, the French car company Citroën is pretty famous for its suspension designs.

  • @[email protected]
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    453 months ago

    The amount of hate Hidalgo received because of her efforts to reduce cars in Paris is absolutely bonkers…

    • @[email protected]
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      43 months ago

      Remember how fast it was during the pandemic? Cities around the globe had clean air like hadn’t been seen in decades.

      Its amazing how fast nature recovers when humans disappear.