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Athens's Selective Amnesia: Prioritizing Tourism Over Historical Memory
Athens's central areas lack public markers commemorating significant 20th-century events, unlike other European capitals, prioritizing a consumerist image over historical memory, creating a polarized national identity and hindering deeper civic engagement.
Athens's Selective Amnesia: Prioritizing Tourism Over Historical Memory
Athens's central areas lack public markers commemorating significant 20th-century events, unlike other European capitals, prioritizing a consumerist image over historical memory, creating a polarized national identity and hindering deeper civic engagement.
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60% Bias Score
Barcelona Traffic Reduction Could Save 200 Lives Annually: ISGlobal Study
A new ISGlobal study finds that reducing Barcelona's traffic by 25% could prevent 200 premature deaths annually due to improved air quality, based on a model that also considered eliminating polluting vehicles and port electrification.
Barcelona Traffic Reduction Could Save 200 Lives Annually: ISGlobal Study
A new ISGlobal study finds that reducing Barcelona's traffic by 25% could prevent 200 premature deaths annually due to improved air quality, based on a model that also considered eliminating polluting vehicles and port electrification.
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40% Bias Score
China Eases Car Quotas to Boost Domestic Demand
China's March 16th plan aims to boost auto consumption by easing city-level quota systems, prioritizing carless households and shifting to usage-based regulation; Beijing will allocate 40,000 additional NEV licenses in 2024 to carless households, while other cities like Hangzhou and Shanghai are als...
China Eases Car Quotas to Boost Domestic Demand
China's March 16th plan aims to boost auto consumption by easing city-level quota systems, prioritizing carless households and shifting to usage-based regulation; Beijing will allocate 40,000 additional NEV licenses in 2024 to carless households, while other cities like Hangzhou and Shanghai are als...
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36% Bias Score
Paris Green Plan Passes Referendum Despite Low Turnout
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's plan to pedestrianize 500 streets passed with 66% voter approval in a referendum with a 4% turnout; the โฌ400,000 project aims to improve air quality, already down 40% in a decade, but implementation faces challenges due to low participation and a mayoral transition.
Paris Green Plan Passes Referendum Despite Low Turnout
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's plan to pedestrianize 500 streets passed with 66% voter approval in a referendum with a 4% turnout; the โฌ400,000 project aims to improve air quality, already down 40% in a decade, but implementation faces challenges due to low participation and a mayoral transition.
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36% Bias Score
Belo Horizonte's Climate Refuge Combats Extreme Heat
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, launched a climate refuge in March 2024, offering free water and shade to combat extreme heat, inspired by global models; studies are underway to measure its impact on the population.
Belo Horizonte's Climate Refuge Combats Extreme Heat
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, launched a climate refuge in March 2024, offering free water and shade to combat extreme heat, inspired by global models; studies are underway to measure its impact on the population.
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24% Bias Score
Paris Votes on Major Car-Free Zone Expansion
Parisians vote today on converting 500 streets into car-free zones, impacting 10,000 parking spots and potentially creating 25 new car-free zones per district if approved, though opposition exists regarding costs and potential disruptions to businesses and emergency services.
Paris Votes on Major Car-Free Zone Expansion
Parisians vote today on converting 500 streets into car-free zones, impacting 10,000 parking spots and potentially creating 25 new car-free zones per district if approved, though opposition exists regarding costs and potential disruptions to businesses and emergency services.
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44% Bias Score
Frankenschnellweg Expansion Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
Nuremberg's planned Frankenschnellweg highway expansion overcame final legal challenges after the Bavarian Administrative Court of Appeals rejected the Bund Naturschutz's appeal, with construction starting mid-2027 despite ongoing citizen opposition.
Frankenschnellweg Expansion Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
Nuremberg's planned Frankenschnellweg highway expansion overcame final legal challenges after the Bavarian Administrative Court of Appeals rejected the Bund Naturschutz's appeal, with construction starting mid-2027 despite ongoing citizen opposition.
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48% Bias Score
Naples: Lessons from Piazza Plebiscito's Revitalization
Naples' Piazza Plebiscito's transformation after a 1994 traffic ban demonstrates how swift political action can restore urban beauty at minimal cost, contrasting with challenges faced by Monte Echia and the ancient city center due to overtourism and inadequate management.
Naples: Lessons from Piazza Plebiscito's Revitalization
Naples' Piazza Plebiscito's transformation after a 1994 traffic ban demonstrates how swift political action can restore urban beauty at minimal cost, contrasting with challenges faced by Monte Echia and the ancient city center due to overtourism and inadequate management.
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36% Bias Score
Paris to Close 500 Streets to Cars in Green Traffic Transition
A Paris referendum resulted in a plan to close 500 streets to cars, creating green spaces and eliminating 10,000 parking spots; despite low voter turnout (4 percent), the project faces potential opposition and will take 3-4 years to implement.
Paris to Close 500 Streets to Cars in Green Traffic Transition
A Paris referendum resulted in a plan to close 500 streets to cars, creating green spaces and eliminating 10,000 parking spots; despite low voter turnout (4 percent), the project faces potential opposition and will take 3-4 years to implement.
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40% Bias Score
Munich's Pasinger Heuweg: Geothermic Plant and Fire Station Project Approved Despite Local Opposition
A geothermic plant and a new fire station are planned for Pasinger Heuweg in Munich, resolving a space conflict and providing renewable energy for 70,000 households, despite concerns from a citizen initiative regarding noise and proximity to a cemetery.
Munich's Pasinger Heuweg: Geothermic Plant and Fire Station Project Approved Despite Local Opposition
A geothermic plant and a new fire station are planned for Pasinger Heuweg in Munich, resolving a space conflict and providing renewable energy for 70,000 households, despite concerns from a citizen initiative regarding noise and proximity to a cemetery.
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48% Bias Score
Paris Votes on Car Ban for 500 Streets
Parisians are voting today on a plan to ban cars from 500 streets, creating car-free zones and impacting 10,000 parking spaces; while supporters emphasize reduced pollution and improved pedestrian areas, opponents raise concerns about costs and potential disruptions.
Paris Votes on Car Ban for 500 Streets
Parisians are voting today on a plan to ban cars from 500 streets, creating car-free zones and impacting 10,000 parking spaces; while supporters emphasize reduced pollution and improved pedestrian areas, opponents raise concerns about costs and potential disruptions.
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40% Bias Score
Paris Votes on Car Ban for Hundreds of Streets
Parisians vote today on a proposal to transform 500 streets into car-free zones, eliminating 10,000 parking spaces, as part of the city's ongoing efforts to reduce traffic and improve air quality; the outcome, expected late evening, will impact urban planning and transportation policies.
Paris Votes on Car Ban for Hundreds of Streets
Parisians vote today on a proposal to transform 500 streets into car-free zones, eliminating 10,000 parking spaces, as part of the city's ongoing efforts to reduce traffic and improve air quality; the outcome, expected late evening, will impact urban planning and transportation policies.
Progress
52% Bias Score
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