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Re:The Worst-Run Big City in the U.S. – San Francisco (2009) by arethuza on Friday January 25, 2013 @08:48AM (#5115326)
Another important part of the New Town of Edinburgh (i.e. the 150-250 year old bit) are shared gardens, which are effectively private parks where locals pay a small amount per year. For example, here is the website for the gardens we use:

http://www.belgravecrescentgardens.co.uk/

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Re:The Worst-Run Big City in the U.S. – San Francisco (2009) by snogglethorpe on Saturday January 26, 2013 @07:41PM (#5122489)
I agree that these are nice, but ... I lived in a number of flats in Edinburgh with nice (shared) gardens, but I don't think I ever used them even once. There are soooo many other cool and pretty places within easy walking distance...

[I lived there in the '90s, though, and I'm a bit scared to return for fear that the city has been ruined by its new-found position as a seat of "power" (haha); the sharp-suits crowd, "gotta pave over that park and widen those roads for my flash car!", etc...]

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