Bilderna från städernas förvandling

Under coronakarantänen har, som jag skrivit tidigare [1][2][3], många städer beslutat sig för att öppna upp gator som tidigare enbart varit till för bilar för restauranger, cyklister och gående. Nu börjar bilderna från de nya platserna dyka upp på Twitter, så jag tänkte samla några inspirerande exempel i ett blogginlägg.

Från Rotterdam, Nederländerna:

Last week, a portion of the Hoogstraat in @rotterdam was reconfigured for the “1.5-metre society”, turning a previously car-choked commercial and residential street into a safe and pleasant area with more space for entrepreneurs, residents, and visitors.https://t.co/hTELJhhujR pic.twitter.com/wwhSvw6R3W
— Dutch Cycling Embassy (@Cycling_Embassy) June 20, 2020

Från Jerusalem, Israel:

הופה הופה.
ירושלים עוקפת את תל אביב.
סוגרת רחובות לטובת הרחבת מדרכות על חשבון חניות.
תודה ל @tamirma על הצילומים pic.twitter.com/asIPsa0MAN
— 🚉🚲🏙🌳 naama riba (@naamuli84) June 3, 2020

Från Tel Aviv, Israel:

Tel Aviv’s new purple cafés — parking lanes converted into seating areas!
🚘 >🍾🍷
Any restaurant can ask for the near 2-3 parking spaces, and the municipality will most likely approve it.

Picture by @naamuli84 pic.twitter.com/9lsd5AJ5XG
— Gali Freund 🚲🚌🚶🏽‍♀️🌳 (@galifr) May 19, 2020

Från New York, USA:

Outdoor Dining with an open street. I'm so grateful to these businesses, all minority owned and the two pictured owned by women. pic.twitter.com/mfjGXkbQWM
— Antonio Reynoso (@ReynosoBrooklyn) June 22, 2020

Inwood is open! pic.twitter.com/t7KpCfmc6E
— Danny Pearlstein (@dannypearlstein) June 22, 2020

And this from tonight’s stroll around #nyc #village. And, no, I didn’t photoshop out the cars. ⁦@Streetfilms⁩ it’s another world. pic.twitter.com/p5G2tweAzn
— Janet Liff (@JanetLiff) June 27, 2020

Look at what Raoul's in Soho has done with two parking spaces!! Think about which use is better for the collective happiness of the city! pic.twitter.com/CQcysEUqG1
— Peter Flax (@Pflax1) June 26, 2020

https://twitter.com/bfishbfish/status/1278085127470489600?s=20

Paris?? Rome?? Stockholm?? —- No!! New York!! pic.twitter.com/Te2O6NOrwC
— Mark Gorton (@MarkGortonNYC) July 1, 2020

Från Boston, USA:

https://twitter.com/andytuckerman/status/1271184683037077506?s=20

Frank Pellino owns Pellino’s Ristorante in the #NorthEnd. He says shutting down streets and sidewalks for outdoor dining is a “godsend,” and he wants it to continue every summer. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/3kcblOc0De
— Kristina Rex (@KristinaRex) June 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/cinemachagrin/status/1271534884234964992?s=20

Från Hamilton, Kanada:

After just over a month, we’re at 80 temporary patios and Outdoor Dining Districts approved across #HamOnt. From streets … to alleyways … to parking lots. And today Council approved further changes to the program to allow them in even more locations https://t.co/dGnnG354Z9 pic.twitter.com/QZ1GCadbX6
— Jason Thorne (@JasonThorne@Mastodon.Social) (@JasonThorne_RPP) July 7, 2020

Från London, England:

Soho this evening pic.twitter.com/PBR7IkRaGm
— Hackney Cyclist (@Hackneycyclist) July 17, 2020

Från Milano, Italien:

These pics shows how easily we can reshape our cities if we get rid of street parking.

Cars occupy space.
People make it alive.#StradeAperte #OpenStreets pic.twitter.com/oNKL2zvgJP
— Demetrio Scopelliti (@demescope) July 18, 2020

Hör av dig om du ser fler exempel. Enklast är väl på Twitter där jag heter @pelles.

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