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Parisians voted on a proposal to block 500 streets to traffic and replace asphalt with plants and trees. 
The linked article doesn't show the results of the vote, actually. We don't know (yet) if Parisians agreed or not...
"Les Parisiens disent oui à la végétalisation de 500 nouvelles rues"
Thank yoi, great news!
Participantion very low, as the other pollings, but still, it means somhow that many simply don't care, for some reasom
Parisians voted to go for this great project
https://climatejustice.social/@NichtVielZuSagen/114214297439433489
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Le Parisien text reads =
La troisième votation citoyenne proposée par la Ville de Paris a une nouvelle fois vu le « oui » l’emporter. Ce dimanche, 66 % des votants se sont exprimés pour la végétalisation et la piétonnisation de 500 rues dans la capitale. Mais la participation n’avait jamais été aussi faible.
Translation =
The third citizens' vote proposed by the City of Paris once again saw the "yes" vote prevail. On Sunday, 66% of voters were in favor of greening and pedestrianizing 500 streets in the capital. But turnout had never been so low.
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@davidho Totally love the aspiration for this. But would have like to have seen some consideration for accessibility requirements for those who require door-to-door transportation
@rpl6475 does door-to-door transportation require personal cars/trucks?
@tsyum Not necessarily. The comment below is great. Didn't know these existed. Happy now 
@rpl6475 @davidho bike infrastructure is also infrastructure for people with limited mobility. Since moving to the Netherlands I've noticed a really interesting device which is basically a powered wheel folks can hook up to their wheelchairs. These don't really exist in car dependent places like the US where a lot of disabled folks are trapped in their houses.
People love to talk about "door-to-door" mobility solutions without realizing that the custom designed cars that they're probably thinking of are so expensive that most folks who need them to participate in car dependent societies can't afford them anyway. They also don't seem to think about the fact that a lot of people with limited mobility are also old and can't safely operate a car.
Since moving to the Netherlands I've noticed a lot of folks using bike lanes with mobility devices. You see a much wider range of mobility here because those folks aren't just trapped inside their homes by car dependent infrastructure.
This type of change is actually aligned with disability justice and car culture is not, even though car companies have spent decades trying to make us believe the opposite.
@rpl6475 @Hex @davidho for those who do, these are allowed to drive on bicycle paths in the Netherlands: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/26/1064764/
@davidho I didn't think I'd see Paris' traffic fixed in my lifetime... It is absolutely infamous
@davidho It's great but I hope it doesn't lead to those with lomited mobility who cannot walk far or ride a bike.
@davidho A good sign and a huge benefit to #Paris, but with low voter turnout (~ 4 %), even lower than the recent referendums on e-scooters (~ 10 %) and SUV parking fees (~ 6 %).
Here's what "Paris by bike" looked in 1975: https://youtu.be/-dYdJ_T_yuU
