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Paris is saying ‘non’ to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Translation for non-Parisians:

  • Hidalgo is the current mayor of Paris, who has an (arguably false?) reputation for promoting urbanist policies
  • 6e and 18e refer to two districts («arrondissement») in Paris populated by rich people
  • RER B is a transit line connecting central Paris with Parisian suburbs
[–] andrew_bidlaw 3 points 8 months ago

Thank you. As a non-parisian dude, I wanted to ask that, and your comment was just in time to answer my curiosity.