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    The German city of Hamburg has announced plans to become car-free within the next two decades. It is an ambitious idea, but city officials obviously feel that the personal motorcar does not fulfill a function that walking, biking and taking public transport cannot.


    The goal of Hamburg’s project is to replace roads with a “gruenes netz” or a green network of interconnected open areas covering 40% of the city. According to the official website, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, allotments and cemeteries will be connected to form a network, which will allow people to navigate through the city without the use of cars.
    http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2014...ly-go-car-free
    http://inhabitat.com/hamburg-announc...thin-20-years/

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    Old Europe is so backward.

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    It would be interesting to see. I can see stores offering free delivery for groceries and goods.

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    Old Europe is so backward.

    Yep.


    Next step: people-free

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    Yep.


    Next step: people-free
    Sounds like a liberal utopia!

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    I'm all for a city trying an experiment. I just hope they are willing to pay the cost of people relocating elsewhere who do not wish to be part of their grand experiment.

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    A lot of people who live in European cities don't waste their money on cars because depend of extensive public transport.

    The Hamburg project apparently said nothing about blocking trams and buses from their car-free zones.

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    Terri Hall's brain just exploded

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    I remember when dem s went car-free back in July '43 also.

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