Oklahoma City, OK

HRVATSKI

Nakon podužeg vremena eto i prve prave gradske gužve.

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City traffic after a long time.

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HRVATSKI

Gledajući grad koji mi se nalazio s lijeve strane automobila, gotovo sam promašio vidjeti ono što mi se nalazilo s desne strane. Naravno, nisam uspio slikati prekrasan prizor.

U kratkim crtama se radi o kapitalnom sportsko-rekreativnom projektu grada Oklahome City, pod vodstvom gradonačelnika Mick Cornett-a, s kojim se nadaju riješiti problem pretilosti građana. Osim puno infrastrukturnih dodataka poput pješačkih i biciklističkih staza po cijelom gradu, izgradili su i poligon s umjetnom “divljom” vodom za kajak, kanu i rafting.

Najjednostavnije je da pogledajte njegov TED talk i kako kompleks izgleda.

Plemeniti projekt koji pokazuje kako se puno toga može, kad se hoće.

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I’m still sad that I didn’t get a nice picture of what was to the right side of the car. Traffic on the highway picked up and I couldn’t manage to get my camera out in time, find a nice angle and keep at least one eye on the road.

However, what I saw was the big White Water Rafting Course in OKC. This center was part of the city’s well-being rejuvenation policy led by mayor Mick Cornett in a fight against obesity.

Truly, it’s a very impressive and noble policy that’s actually showing some great results. The course looks like this, while you can find the mayor’s TED talk here.

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