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Simon Leufstedt is the editor of Green Blog. Simon has previously studied Global Environmental Justice and is currently studying Human Ecology and Political Science at Lund University in Sweden. Simon is also blogging over at the Swedish 350 website and working with the Swedish TckTckTck organisation. You can follow Simon on Twitter.
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Did you know that about 25% of the entire size of Los Angeles is made up of roads, parking places and other areas designed for cars?
Also check out this picture, taken by the Press-Office City of Münster (Germany). It demonstrates the amount of space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus or bicycle.
It’s really mind-boggling.
Image credit: Marshall Astor. Image licensed under a
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