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'It's like being in Greece': The US neighbourhood where cars are banned

www.bbc.com 'It's like being in Greece': The US neighbourhood where cars are banned

In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34741141

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'It's like being in Greece': The US neighbourhood where cars are banned

www.bbc.com /travel/article/20250815-the-us-neighbourhood-where-cars-are-banned

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I don't think Greece is a carless country. Far from it in my limited experience.
- My thoughts exactly, Wtf.
  I don't think they have any idea. Yes in Greece everything is car dependant.
  
  Yeah, just returned from Athens - there’s even a highway running along the shore, and the city itself is swarming with cars.
- I was thinking this. Reading the article, they're implying a Mediterranean layout. And I'm guessing Greece is the most Mediterranean they can get without scaring white folks.
  
  Not why they singled out Greece, should have said "European model" or something like

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