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Taras Grescoe 🚇

Sep 9 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

The city of #Llubljana in #Slovenia, population 280,000, kicked cars out of its center 15 years ago.

It's become a paradise for walkers, children, bike-riders.
People with limited mobility can use the free Kavalier electric shuttles to take them where they need to go...

...more on this great service here.
visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/tr…

This from the city's tourist board: "In #Ljubljana we believe tourism should be accessible to everyone. ♿️ That's why STIC Ljubljana is now providing a free rental of electric attachment for #wheelchairs."

Erratum: Kavalir, not Kavalier!

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1: #Tokyo metro map in 2D.
2: The same map in 3D.

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What's missing from these pictures?

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