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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by DrScientist on Thursday January 29, 2026 @12:22PM (#46813244)
As I understand it the US car lobby had a big hand in designing modern America, in such a way that for most cities it really isn't possible to use anything else.

On the other hand a lot of European cities were laid out in the time of horse and cart.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by yunnpp on Thursday January 29, 2026 @05:50PM (#46817970)
A lot of European cities still have Roman centres.
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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by DrScientist on Friday January 30, 2026 @10:57AM (#46825948)
Indeed - and some are even older. I believe romans still had horse and cart.
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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by yunnpp on Sunday February 01, 2026 @03:09PM (#46848946)
Yeah, I'm aware they didn't have self-driving cars yet, lol. I was just being more specific about the timeline.
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