▲ 700 ▼ Zohran Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas for NYC transportation team: ‘War on drivers’ (nypost.com) submitted 8 months ago by lechekaflan@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheFrirish@jlai.lu 42 points 8 months ago (1 child) New York is going to get the same media coverage as Paris did. Paris got so much better in the last 15 years it’s absolutely crazy. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) Paris did the same thing Mamdani wants to do in NYC: Turn roads into green spaces and pedestrian paths/bikeways and make it much easier to get around without a car. While the people there were at first unsure about it and complained, they've been really happy with it now that it's proven itself to be beneficial. The air is cleaner, and the streets are safer and far less congested. It's totally transformed Paris. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CamilleMellom@jlai.lu 1 point 6 months ago* I lived there before all the change and I am always confused as to why I didn’t like it more when I lived there. then I remember that it was a lot worse than today hahaha. I love walking along the river but could not do it before; I actually almost biked on the speedway and died while now it is a pedestrian bike way permalink fedilink source parent [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago Good news: its going to become much more affordable soon. Rent freezes, free busses, $30 minimum wage.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago Have a look at this short video of some streets "before and after". Hidalgo (the mayor) has given Paris a complete makeover. People are swimming in the Siene again! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) Paris did the same thing Mamdani wants to do in NYC: Turn roads into green spaces and pedestrian paths/bikeways and make it much easier to get around without a car. While the people there were at first unsure about it and complained, they've been really happy with it now that it's proven itself to be beneficial. The air is cleaner, and the streets are safer and far less congested. It's totally transformed Paris. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CamilleMellom@jlai.lu 1 point 6 months ago* I lived there before all the change and I am always confused as to why I didn’t like it more when I lived there. then I remember that it was a lot worse than today hahaha. I love walking along the river but could not do it before; I actually almost biked on the speedway and died while now it is a pedestrian bike way permalink fedilink source parent [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago Good news: its going to become much more affordable soon. Rent freezes, free busses, $30 minimum wage.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago Have a look at this short video of some streets "before and after". Hidalgo (the mayor) has given Paris a complete makeover. People are swimming in the Siene again! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 child) Paris did the same thing Mamdani wants to do in NYC: Turn roads into green spaces and pedestrian paths/bikeways and make it much easier to get around without a car. While the people there were at first unsure about it and complained, they've been really happy with it now that it's proven itself to be beneficial. The air is cleaner, and the streets are safer and far less congested. It's totally transformed Paris. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CamilleMellom@jlai.lu 1 point 6 months ago* I lived there before all the change and I am always confused as to why I didn’t like it more when I lived there. then I remember that it was a lot worse than today hahaha. I love walking along the river but could not do it before; I actually almost biked on the speedway and died while now it is a pedestrian bike way permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CamilleMellom@jlai.lu 1 point 6 months ago* I lived there before all the change and I am always confused as to why I didn’t like it more when I lived there. then I remember that it was a lot worse than today hahaha. I love walking along the river but could not do it before; I actually almost biked on the speedway and died while now it is a pedestrian bike way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CamilleMellom@jlai.lu 1 point 6 months ago* I lived there before all the change and I am always confused as to why I didn’t like it more when I lived there. then I remember that it was a lot worse than today hahaha. I love walking along the river but could not do it before; I actually almost biked on the speedway and died while now it is a pedestrian bike way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago Good news: its going to become much more affordable soon. Rent freezes, free busses, $30 minimum wage.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago Have a look at this short video of some streets "before and after". Hidalgo (the mayor) has given Paris a complete makeover. People are swimming in the Siene again! permalink fedilink source parent