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  2. Feminism in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    Women had a limited number of rights, including the right to enter contracts and the right to control their own dowries. Though they were still legally subordinate to men, widows such as Volcxken Diericx, an Antwerp publisher, and Aletta Hannemans, a Haarlem brewer, were allowed to continue their husband's business. Girls had no right to an ...

  3. Not Just Bikes - Wikipedia

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    His video in 2021, titled "Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)", helped popularize the concept of the stroad. [ citation needed ] In the video, he criticizes stroads for their cost, inefficiency, and lack of safety in the United States and Canada and how cities can improve them.

  4. List of car-free islands - Wikipedia

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    Cars were initially banned from streets in July 1898. [33] The use, possession or operation of any motor vehicle is against the law, with very limited exceptions. [34] [35] Bald Head Island, which is off the coast of North Carolina and only accessible by boat or through the ferry system. Travel on the island is by bike or by golf cart.

  5. Hydra: The Greek island of calm where cars are banned and ...

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    Cars are banned on the Aegean island of Hydra, adding to a laid-back vibe that once attracted Sophia Loren and Leonard Cohen and continues to pull in creatives today.

  6. Carfree city - Wikipedia

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    Car parks outside the city square provide access to the periphery of the city, but bar access to the core. Often, parkings are created at the outskirts of the city to allow people to park their car there, and/or take an alternative means of transport into town ("park and ride"). These networks allow for logistical components such as centralized ...

  7. Road signs in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The road signs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the Netherlands and six Dutch Caribbean islands), as well as Suriname, [1] are regulated in the Reglement verkeersregels en verkeerstekens 1990, commonly abbreviated as RVV 1990. While most previous signage, from the RVV 1966 (Dutch) remained legal and official, they have been updated / replaced.

  8. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass outlines vision for (almost) 'car-free ...

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    L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is pushing public transit and remote work to help keep 2028 Olympics traffic manageable, but LA28 is planning for some car use.

  9. Car-free days - Wikipedia

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    22 October 2007. Car Free Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, organized by Jakarta municipal government. The Car Free Day closed Jakarta's main avenues such as Jalan Thamrin and Jalan Sudirman from cars, and invited locals to have their sports and activities on the street. [17] Since then, Car Free Day has become a weekly event in Jakarta, held on every ...