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May 11, 2009 = Story date.<br>
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Too long ago for me to remember.<br>
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Was this NYT story posted on V2020 before? [Ted?]<br>
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version="1.0" type=" ">"In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars"</nyt_headline></h1>
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I wonder how this can work for bicycles and pedestrians, in regions <br>
with winter ice and snow? <br>
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How can it work for seniors, who are not as agile as younger people, <br>
in a culture like our rural one, where public transportation is so <br>
sparse, the exception rather than the rule? <br>
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How many would, and could, pay $40,000 for a space in a multi-story <br>
parking structure at the edge of town, to keep their car?<br>
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Surely it would reduce Moscow's downtown parking "problem".<br>
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And reduce fossil fuel consumption as well.<br>
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I wonder if even my grandchildren will see this come to pass in<br>
any significant way in the U.S.<br>
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MoscowSam<br>
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