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[–] 524 points 3 years ago (3 children)
  • [–] 380 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    Yeah, I dunno why OP put quotes on it.

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  • [–] 194 points 3 years ago (24 children)

    My guess is OP is being sarcastic because progress to many people means more highways & cars. More construction and development.

    I wish we had more of this kind of progress near me (Colorado USA).

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Been in Colorado for the past week or so. You guys are a lot further ahead than Illinois is. Lots more bike paths and lanes, better traffic control that doesn't result in stop and go movement, overall a lot more green space in your shopping centers and in human spaces, also lots more walking areas.

    Don't beat up your state too much, it's fantastic compared to mine. :'c

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    [–] 456 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (9 children)

    Are you suggesting this is not progress? Because this is honestly amazing.

    What's the point of water if you can't chill by the water

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    [–] 252 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Why the quotes? It looks much better.

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  • [–] 165 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Why the ""? Getting cars out of cities to improve quality of life is a major progress.

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  • [–] 50 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (7 children)

    The cars are still there, in massive numbers. You just can't see the tunnel they built between those two pictures. It's right beneath the feet of the pedestrians.

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  • [–] 153 points 3 years ago (3 children)
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    [–] 138 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This is actual progress. I'd love for places to have more green

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  • [–] 102 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    More trees, more happiness

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  • [–] 95 points 3 years ago

    No quotes needed this is literally progress

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  • [–] 95 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Why did you put the title in quotes

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    [–] 89 points 3 years ago (25 children)

    Ah yeah they should’ve just done the American thing instead and bulldozed the whole strip of town to put in a 20 lane wide interstate with a Bucees and Walmart/s

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    [–] 85 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Why is there open and close quotations? Isn’t this progress?

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    [–] 70 points 3 years ago

    Yes. It’s progress indeed.

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    [–] 58 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    I started writing a comment of confusion because I thought I was on the mildly infuriating community not the mildly interesting community.

    Overall yes this is wonderful progress that more cities need to adopt

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    [–] 55 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Why scare quotes? I lived in Düsseldorf back in '90 (go alts - that was the name of my school team, and yes it was sponsored by Alt bier 🍺... different times), it's always been one of Germany's more clean cut, upmarket cities, but this picture makes me want to go back and check it out again.

    Then again, I'm a queer transfem and I'm in BERLIN, THE QUEER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. Düsseldorf is in the last instance just meh.

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    [–] 54 points 3 years ago

    Yes progress! Using the quotes there make it seem like you disagree that this is progress, which I will choose to believe you didn't mean it like that.

    I have seen a few pictures like this from around the world. It's pretty encouraging

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  • [–] 50 points 3 years ago

    Yes. Yes it is.

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  • [–] 49 points 3 years ago

    Look at all the people enjoying the waterfront now. It's a beautiful sight to see.

    That place found its humanity again.

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  • [–] 39 points 3 years ago

    Nature is healing

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago

    Not sure why the quotes exist, but this is beautiful to see.

    Better late than never, and I hope we can take these examples to other car-centric places to fix.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Damn, I jealous. I hope my country start investing in non-xar centric progress soon.

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    [–] 28 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Every urban environment can be improved with the construction of a vague and ominous obelisk

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    [–] 28 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    How can I get this for Los Angeles?

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    [–] 27 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    Wasn't it just moved underground?

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    [–] 27 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    ITT: why the quotation marks?

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    [–] 26 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Amazing place! I’m from there. The Rhein is amazing and it’s a great park right next to the old district.

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    [–] 25 points 3 years ago

    It looks startlingly nice to me. I see no problem

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