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The Sunday Toronto Star<\/em> has a great article<\/a> about how the automobile muscled its way into becoming the sole master of the roadway at the beginning of the twentieth century, and how it might be good for everyone, including cars, if streets were once more shared between cars and people.<\/p>\n

The article cites notable advocates Dutch traffic planner Hans Monderman and Australian walking activist David Engwicht on their ideas for sharing streets and\u00a0 slowing down traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sunday Toronto Star has a great article about how the automobile muscled its way into becoming the sole master of the roadway at the beginning of the twentieth century, and how it might be good for everyone, including cars, if streets were once more shared between cars and people. 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