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Old 04-10-2007
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Re: Should cars be banned from inner parts of large European cities?

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Originally Posted by TheLastBoyScout View Post
The poll results surprise me.

It seems like most people are in favor of keeping cars out of major city downtowns.

Americans would never go for this. We love our cars and we walk as little as is humanly possible.
American cities are different. You can't go anywhere without a car. In Europe, cities were built in a time when people were walking short distances. If you live in the city center, you do not need a car - everything, from coffee house, baker to post office, is close - If you want to travel a longer distance, public transportation are good and fast. Cars are more a burden than a support, they stink, they are noisy, they are dirty.

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