Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Paris bids "adieu" to all pre-1997 cars to curb pollution

Paris is a proud, pretty city. Its unique sensibilities have sometimes been viewed by the outsider as elitist. It is then perhaps fitting that the city government will soon institute a ban on all pre-1997 model automobiles from driving in the city center on weekdays. This ban was conceived not by the fashion police but as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce air pollution and smog in Paris. Despite extensive efforts to alter the city's road activity, Paris remains one of Europe's smoggiest cities. To...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green BuildingInhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/paris-bids-adieu-to-all-pre-1997-cars-to-reduce-pollution
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