at the beginning of the 20th century, the Swiss Canton of Graubunden banned all cars from its streets. The canton of Uri clamped a similar ban, a year after. The bans might seem ante-diluvian in this age of auto-intoxication. But the action of the Swiss cantons remains salutary for a number of reasons. For one, it reminds us that our romance with cars was never an untroubled engagement.
More importantly, the car bans remind us about putting a value to public spaces. Historically, public spaces were central to people's lives
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/opinion/reclaiming-urban-spaces-critical-democracy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/common-property-resources
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-habitat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-planning
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-spaces
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/automobiles
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cars
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/car-free-days
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
