November 28, 2020 - Oslo, Norway marked an amazing achievement as the city recorded zero pedestrian or cyclist deaths in 2019. The milestone means that Oslo is just one step away from “Vision Zero”, an undertaking to eliminate all deaths on public roads reports Wired – here’s how.
Officials removed more than a thousand street-side central parking spots and added more bike lanes and footpaths to encouraging people to lean on an affordable and flexible public transport network. In addition, significant areas were closed off to cars entirely, including “heart zones” around primary schools.
Despite its success, Oslo’s initiatives have faced opposition from some people who don’t know life without private cars.
“The city centre is now a thriving area and all the top-brand shops want to establish themselves on the car-free streets,” Rune Gjøs, a director at Oslo’s Department of Mobility, told Wired.
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