Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City
Climate One
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The Importance of Neighborhood Design in Paris
I think French people and Europeans in general are just as obsessed with parking as Americans are. Most of the sort of iconic public spaces in Paris, the Place Vondome, the plaza in front of Notre Dame, all these spaces were once parking lots. Now they are beloved public spaces and the parking has been moved underground. I don't think that Europeans have some innate resistance to car culture. It's just that they are presented with a lot more options.
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