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Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by acd »

lampe3 wrote: post #7
ashtonkem wrote: post #2

Hopefully some of it remains after. Car centered cities are awful for human beings, we should reclaim some of this space for us.

Hello from Vilnius, the City already has parking zones. As a normal person its very hard to park in the City center. Here is some information: https://www.govilnius.lt/plan-your-trip/getting-around/parki... Also, some streets are already car-free and only delivery vehicals can enter them.

After this Covid returns to normal and its safe I will go and visit Vilnius as a tourist! :)

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Post by ConsiderCrying »

I'm still not sure how I'm feeling about ending the lockdown this early, but the initiative is great and I'm glad to see the government helping its people and businesses. Not to mention that last paragraph. How feasible is it for other countries and cities to do it?

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Post by vgaldikas »

totetsu wrote: post #12

My skim reading eyes say this as "Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-aircraft carrier" for a second. Next thing Vilnius will be making port calls to Taipei, and throwing forklifts overboard in international waters.

We should definitely suggest this to our mayor :D

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by lampe3 »

acd wrote: post #11
lampe3 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hello from Vilnius, the City already has parking zones. As a normal person its very hard to park in the City center. Here is some information: https://www.govilnius.lt/plan-your-trip/getting-around/parki... Also, some streets are already car-free and only delivery vehicals can enter them.

After this Covid returns to normal and its safe I will go and visit Vilnius as a tourist! :)

You should take this test first: https://vilniusgspot.com/

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Post by lampe3 »

v3nom wrote: post #9

Adding more bike paths to reach city center from suburbs and locking down city center for cars should follow next. There are plenty of research which shows that slow traffic brings more business to shops

This is what is happening right now :)

Just 2 streets near by my home got the bike path treatment.

It was a 2 way car road now it is a bike path and 1 way car road :D

Also you can turn in your old car for a e scooter or a bike https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1168325/lithuania-o...

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Post by taejo »

EGreg wrote: post #17

I think you meant to write “capitol”

The article refers to

capital, 3. (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

not

capitol, 2. (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.

[Definitions from English Wiktionary]

Being a UK newspaper, the Guardian would probably use "Lithuanian parliament buildings" or similar if that's what they meant.

Re: Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe

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Post by smcl »

jd115 wrote: post #6

I found this even more brilliant: "Vilnius authorities have also given the city’s public health workers €400,000-worth (£350,000) of restaurant vouchers intended both as gesture of thanks for their work and a much-needed stimulus to the city’s cafes." London should do more of this. Every city should do more of this.

Do those lunch/meal vouchers exist at all in the UK? Many workers here in Czech Republic get them as a work benefit, and I suspect this is what they're referring to. It varies per employer but we get roughly one ticket per working day, worth 110kč ($4.40, or €4) and they're valid in pretty much every restaurant in the city so basically everyone goes out for lunch.

When I was in the UK they didn't have anything like this.

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