The shortcut to fix Sofia

Daily writing prompt
How would you improve your community?

Here’s my simple, direct, and plausible fix for my city that could be wrong. Remove most cars. I’m sure there will be people who can’t do it without cars but most people can. Fewer cars can improve the air quality and the average health of the population. The health benefits of walking are significant. Cycling and walking will become safer with fewer cars. There will be fewer car accidents. More space for coffee shops, playgrounds, and small businesses. Kids may discover that there’s a world outside of their phones.

St Alexander Nevski

Whoever landscaped relied on flowers like their life depends on it.

I like the flowers more than the cathedral. Something with the symbolic around it doesn’t sit right with me. Perhaps it needs a couple of hundred years of service to get there. The nearby St. Sofia church looks much more authentic and comfortable. Like a place you’d visit for a holiday or an important life event or memorial.

The colours were pretty yesterday.

Alabin

At the heart of Sofia. To the left is a place called Koloni (columns), and ahead is Garibaldi. The clock tower of the long gone KTB bank would still ding enthusiastically. You have a choice of fast food, confectioneries and book shops. It’s ordinary.