The latest City Beautiful video shows off the fruits of car-free initiatives in European cities.
The United States is behind on efforts to empty busy urban areas of cars, but European cities like Oslo, Hamburg, Madrid, and Helsinki, among others, are well underway with model policies and programs. The latest video from City Beautiful shows where, why, and, importantly, how some of these cities have banished cars from their streets.
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Car-Free Movement Gaining Steam in Europe and Elsewhere
Athlyn Cathcart-Keays of The Guardian-Cities chronicles the advancement of the international urban car-free movement as well as auto regulations that focus on air pollution. The most recent city to join the growing list is Oslo, Norway
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Pedestrian-Friendly Makeover of a Busy Toronto Street Stops Short of the Car-Free Ideal
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Downtown Pittsburgh Set to Gain 1,300 New Housing Units
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