This area in front of Gare du Nord in Paris used to be full of cars and totally chaotic, but they recently limited the street to pedestrians and cyclists and it has made a huge difference. This is what cities that care about people do.
David Ho
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![« Le citoyen Milbert, le citoyen Le Brun ont commencé à dessiner le marsouin que l'on avait pris la veille. Après c'est le citoyen Péron qui l'a travaillé pour faire les observations anatomiques [...] Après on l'a partagé à l'équipage pour midi [...] »
"Citizen Milbert and Citizen Le Brun began drawing the porpoise that had been caught the day before. After that, Citizen Péron worked on it to make anatomical observations [...] Afterwards it was shared with the crew for lunch [...]"
Journal d'Anselme Riedlé, jardinier, 2 décembre 1800](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e/bafkreib36nk36nmgw236uns4kmxeq57nquokdvhjbarnhfy46cgrgwjyyi)
