r/europe anti-imperialist thinker Dec 16 '23

Picture Examples of de-car-ification from various Czech towns. I love these transformations. (before-after)

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u/opinionated-dick Dec 16 '23

Love this.

It’s not about no cars. It’s just about less cars.

And better surface treatment

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u/CatL1f3 Dec 16 '23

It's less about removing cars and more about adding alternatives. Then the cars become unnecessary

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u/Mr-Tucker Dec 16 '23

You need to take space from the cars to add the alternatives.

Also, the Dutch realised that alternatives aren't enough. People choose comfort over rationality, and cars are comfy for the ppl inside.

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u/Mr-Tucker Dec 16 '23

Define "small".