Pontevedra, a Spanish City That Picked Pedestrians Over Cars |For two decades the mayor reclaimed space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic & improved air quality

grue@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Pontevedra, a Spanish City That Picked Pedestrians Over Cars |For two decades the mayor reclaimed space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic & improved air quality

anonymous111@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Bordeaux did something similar. They had parking garages on the riverside in the 1950s.

One of their Mayor’s had them demolished and turned into pedestrian space. He also limited the parking and built a tramway to incentivze the use of public transport.

Its a very nice place to go in the summer.

Pontevedra, a Spanish City That Picked Pedestrians Over Cars |For two decades the mayor reclaimed space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic & improved air quality

Pontevedra, a Spanish City That Picked Pedestrians Over Cars |For two decades the mayor reclaimed space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic & improved air quality

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