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[quote user="oltmannd"] Why did we build these highways while Europe did not?  Available money. <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] I don´t think that´s the reason. To build those multi-lane express highways right through downtown, you need an awful lot of real estate, which just is not available in a city with a history of over a thousand years. No city government would also have the guts to tear down an ancient quarter for the sake of having a motorway. Unlike most US cities, European cities retained their transit system and developed them into modern and comfortable networks. Going into downtown Hamburg by car would take me over an hour in the morning (providing there is no traffic jam) and it would cost me $ 300 a month to park my car. Taking the train takes 30 minutes and the ticket is $ 250 a month ... Incidentally, the Paris ring road (the infamous "Peripherique", which is known to make travel time a figure incalculable) was built on the ROW of the old "Ceinture" railroad, which connected the various terminal stations in Paris.
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