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Animation: how much space do cars take up in our cities?

October 1, 2021

Covid has spurred discussion about how we want to live in the future and the reallocation of street space is a major subject for debate.

Today, most of our cities still have a car-centric focus - but this animation by PTV Group shows how long it takes to shift 200 people past a traffic light, using various modes of transportation.

Spoiler alert: cars don't come out of it very well...

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