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Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places by dr_dshiv on Thursday November 04, 2021 @09:07AM (#29106671)
In the 1970s, the Netherlands experienced a mother-led political backlash to cars that was expressed in the “Stop Murdering Our Children” movement. Thousands protested and the government responded by deprioritizing cars. People think that Amsterdam is walkable because it is an old city. It is walkable because it’s people demanded it. So cool. This site has a bunch of news articles about the movement:

https://www.dutchreach.org/car-child-murder-protests-safer-n...

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Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places by ChuckNorris89 on Thursday November 04, 2021 @11:39AM (#29108527)
>It is walkable because it’s people demanded it.

Can you please come and do the same in Austria, this boomer-mentality country that's all about everyone owing cars and driving and parking everywhere, where cycling is seen as a sport or means of transportation for poor people who can't afford a house in the suburbs?

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