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Old 11-25-08, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by genec
Here's one story...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...448747,00.html

search for the names in the story and you should find more information.
"The utopia has already become a reality in Makkinga, in the Dutch province of Western Frisia. A sign by the entrance to the small town (population 1,000) reads "Verkeersbordvrij" -- "free of traffic signs." Cars bumble unhurriedly over precision-trimmed granite cobblestones. Stop signs and direction signs are nowhere to be seen. There are neither parking meters nor stopping restrictions. There aren't even any lines painted on the streets."

Has the Utopian reality been declared successful by anyone, besides its deceased promoter (Hans Monderman), in any place else besides this tiny town of 1000 since this dated article from 2006?
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