Hyde Park Corner is what happens when a bunch of urban plan… - Ben Aaronovitch

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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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Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.

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