Finland's longest bridge opens in Helsinki - but not for cars
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/29344154
https://www.newsweek.com/worlds-longest-bridge-trams-pedestrians-cyclists-kruunuvuori-finland-helsinki-11898238Open linkView original on piefed.social
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"Americans will use anything..." etc.
That's about 11.4 football (soccer) fields.
8.75 busses equal a football field for those wondering.
HEY! HERE IN MURICA "FOOTBALL" IS THE NAME OF A REAL SPORT!!
"The latest project reflects a broader shift in how cities are rethinking major infrastructure—not as car-dominated corridors, but as public spaces designed around low‑carbon mobility and everyday human movement." I can get on board with this. More please. It saves lives. Here in the UK we have estimates for excess deaths from pollution in cities.