Hyde Park Corner is what happens when a bunch of urban planners take one look at the grinding circle of… — Ben Aaronovitch
Hyde Park Corner is what happens when a bunch of urban planners take one look at the grinding circle of gridlock that surrounds the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and think—that’s what we want for our town.
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