Berlin Moves Closer to Banning Cars From A Zone Bigger Than Manhattan — Streetsblog USA
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Berlin could soon set the bar for human-centered cities around the world, now that a long-sought ballot measure is finally being released from political limbo.
  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I thought they used the metric system? Everything is so Americanized now they just refer to things in multiples of Manhattans?

    • optional@feddit.orgEnglish
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      14 days ago

      In fact we use Saarland as the official measuring unit. One Saarland is ≈ 43 Manhattans. Or, to be more precise, one Manhattan is 23 Millisaarlands.

  • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
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    14 days ago

    The CDU and SPD see cars as sacrosanct, and Germans living in the outskirts are not only world-class car brains but are literally the source of the car problem for central Berlin while not suffering from 90% of the consequences.

    If everyone in the city got a vote I would say there was a chance, but since it’s going to be the Germans only, I don’t see it happening.