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Taras Grescoe 🚇
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The city of #Ljubljana in #Slovenia, population 280,000, kicked cars out in 2007. Since then, car use has dropped by 32%, black carbon emissions are down 70%, noise pollution is down by 6 decibels. Unfortunately, going car-free has made the center a living hell, as this video shows: 🧵

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Ljubljana's car-free transformation impressed French television so much that they profiled it three times. France 2, 2021 (3 mins): www.franceinfo.fr/environnemen... France 24, 2023 (11 mins): www.france24.com/fr/europe/20... France 2, 2024 (3 mins): www.franceinfo.fr/replay-magaz...

franceinfo.frSlovénie : Ljubljana, la capitale sans voitureLe cœur de Paris sera-t-il bientôt sans voiture ? C'est un pari qu'a déjà fait la capitale de la Slovénie. À Ljubljana, même les taxis restent en dehors du centre-ville.
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I love Ljubljana as much as the next guy but it definitely didn't "kick cars out", they created a pedestrian zone in the heart of the city centre. You can drive anywhere in the city except the riverfront and a few adjacent streets.