@bbverschoor @tyler@elonmusk It didn't but a town square is the aspiration that's been sold here. I'm just curious if a free speech gathering place ever existed effectively while in private hands..
This Spanish city has been car-free for 19 years. 12k people have moved into the city centre since the ban. The Mayor says vehicles don’t have more right to public space than people — & he’s been re-elected 4 times since banning cars. Pontevedra via @WEF: