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The legacy of France’s first World Expo in 1889 was the Eiffel Tower. Dubai’s Expo 2020 left the car-obsessed commercial hub with its first 15-minute city, connected to the gridlocked city via Metro link.
Yet the most transformational result was simply delivering the six-month gathering of 192 nations during the coronavirus era. After a year’s delay forced by the…