N-gated Hacker NewsMay 22, 2025
🎭 Breaking news: A centuries-old law still mandates that Charing Cross rail bridge must accessorize with a fashionable bale of straw. 🚂🎋 Because nothing screams "world-class city" like a bridge flaunting its rustic hay couture. 🌾💁‍♂️
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ancient-law-requires-a-bale-of-hay-to-hang-from-charing-cross-rail-bridge-81318/ #CharingCrossBridge #FashionableStraw #HistoricLaw #HayCouture #WorldClassCity #HackerNews #ngated
Ancient law requires a bale of straw to hang from Charing Cross rail bridge

The scaffolding surrounding the Charing Cross railway bridge has received an addition – two bales of hay/straw – because an ancient law requires it.

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mrpommerFeb 5, 2024
Would that Toronto would have the nerve to do this. #worldclasscity #topoli https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/04/parisians-vote-in-favour-of-tripling-parking-costs-for-suvs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs

The referendum comes as the city aims to reduce emissions by targeting wealthy drivers in large, polluting cars

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Jeremy Zhao 🇺🇦Nov 16, 2022
I love how Edmonton has a card tap service now for their transit system but Calgary just gave up and uses a less than ideal QR scan system. It truly is a transit system for the sake of having a transit system. #yyc #yyccc #yycTransit #WorldClassCity #yeg