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   𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 (straphanger@urbanists.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Sep-2024 05:18:52 JST 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

   "Sometimes, a shop owner claims his business
   was ruined because the city removed 4 parking spaces. With our surveys, our mayor can say: ‘6,000 more people
   pass your shop a day thanks to a new bike lane. Are you sure you’re a good businessman?’”
   — Jan Gehl, quoted in #Straphanger #Copenhagen

   • Sean Bala repeated this.
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     𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 (straphanger@urbanists.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Sep-2024 11:00:55 JST 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

     in reply to

     More wisdom from Jan:

     "#Copenhagen took away 3% of inner city parking every year. If you do it slowly enough, nobody notices."
     —Jan Gehl, quoted in #Straphanger.
     The Strøget, 1950s and today.