Paris: cars to be banned from 500 other roads after the referendum
The Parisians voted in favor of the other 500 roads in the French capital, strengthening the campaign in progress of the Town Hall to reduce the use of the car and improve the quality of the air.
A referendum held on Sunday saw almost 66 % of the voters approve the measure to create multiple areas without a car.
However, the turnout was low by just over 4 %, according to the official results.
The latter vote marks the third referendum of recent years, following a 2023 decision to ban e-scooters AND A 2024 move to significantly increase parking commissions for large SUVs.
The initiative will see the removal of 10,000 parking lots, adding to the 10,000 already eliminated from 2020.
City officials plan to consult ParisThe two million residents to determine which 500 roads will be transformed into pedestrian areas.
The network of “green lungs” will expand to almost 700 – over 10 % of the city streets.
Data from Paris The town hall reveals that car traffic has decreased by more than half since the beginning of the century when the socialists have entered office, highlighting a long -term tendency towards the priority of pedestrians and alternative forms of transport.
Under the mayor Anne HidalgoThe streets of Paris have been transformed, with 84 km of cycle lanes created since 2020 and a 71 % jump in the use of the bike between the end of the Covid-19 blocks and 2023.
The 2024 referendum saw car park taxes of 1.6 tons and more triple at € 18 per hour in an attempt to discourage “bulky and polluting” cars.
Despite recent changes, Paris late of other European capitals in terms of green infrastructure, which include private gardens, parks, tree -lined roads, water and wetlands.
These constitute only 26 % of the city area compared to the average of the European capital of 41 %, according to the European Environment Agency.
