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planned, as well as a subway and underground motorway connections, thus a completely car-free settlement on the surface would have occurred. The project was opposed, mainly for ecological reasons, and never realized, as well as, among others, the ZĂĽrich subway. Nevertheless, Sigmund "Sigi" Widmer forced the ZĂĽrich housing cooperatives to build affordable housing estates in the neighbouring
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hill plateau for about 100,000 inhabitants, comprising an area of about 4.5 square kilometres (2 sq mi). In addition to 30,000 relatively affordable housing, 230 classrooms, 10 double gyms, swimming pools, shops, cinemas, churches, a hospital, hotels, a convention centre and a theatre were
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