Take a look at this tweet:
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It's almost absurd how much charm a city could add by banning cars on a few narrow streets and laying down some tram tracks.
And having dedicated lanes would improve transit service too!
Novi Sad, Serbia
Postcard dated 1919
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Does the phrase “banning cars” sound radical to you? If you’re reading this, maybe not. But it can sound radical, certainly. (Cue a half-joke about learning from the early Soviet Union and how anti-car sentiment is really communism!)