Hamburg Germany hoping to be car free within 20 yearsHamburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is expected to become a large green network. In all, the Grünes Netz (Green Web) plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades.
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I wrote about eliminating cars in Manhattan over three years ago. People mentioned that I was nuts, out of touch, not living in reality, a complete moron. and an ultra-liberal, progressive wingnut (that last one was particularly humorous). But mostly folks thought that it was too draconian and ambitious an idea that could never work in any major cities. Well, Hamburg is indeed no New York, but they are getting ahead of the trend and I am convinced they will have a successful transition to a “car free” environment. Already Manhattan has seen drastic infrastructure improvements to support bicycle traffic and creating greenways such as in Times Square. Could Manhattan ever be “car free”? I think it is certainly possible.
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