Taking away thousands of parking spaces each year in a major city in America would be an unimaginable prospect. In Amsterdam, it’s becoming the norm. Earlier this year, local leaders announced plans to scale back parking in Amsterdam’s core by about 1,500 spaces per year. The … [Read more...] about Amsterdam is eliminating thousands of parking spaces—and people love it
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Why a busy street in London made their crosswalk into an optical illusion
On a busy street near a school in London, a newly painted crosswalk is designed to slow down drivers through an optical illusion: As someone approaches, each white stripe on the road looks like a three-dimensional block. The idea is that by catching the eye, the optical illusion … [Read more...] about Why a busy street in London made their crosswalk into an optical illusion
