Parisans voted for pedestrians 500 more streets in French capital, strengthening the current campaign of the city house to reduce car use and improving air quality.
The referendum held on Sunday saw almost 66 percent of voters approved the measure for creating multiple zones without cars.
However, turnout was low only over 4 percent, according to official results.
This latest voice means the third such referendum in recent years, following Decision 2023. About the prohibition of e-scooters and 2024 Switching to significantly increase the charge of parking for large SUVs.
The initiative will see removal of 10,000 parking spaces, adding 10,000 already eliminated from 2020. years.
Czech teams plan the planners with which they consult ParisTwo million inhabitants who would determine which 500 streets will be transformed into hiking areas.
It will expand the “green lung” network to almost 700 – over 10 percent of the city streets.
Data from Paris The City Hall reveals that the car traffic has decreased by more than half of the transition, when the Socialists took office, highlighting a long-term trend to determine the priorities of pedestrians and alternative forms of transport.
Mayor Anne HidalgoThe Paris Streets are transformed, with an 84km cycle of created tapes created from 2020. and 71 percent jump into the use of bicycles between the end and 2023. years.
Referendum 2024 for cars for 1.6 tons and more triple to € 18 per hour on offer for discouragement “bulky, pollutants” cars.
Despite recent changes, Paris lags other European capital in terms of green infrastructure, which include private gardens, parks, trees, water and wetlands.
They make up only 26 percent of the city surface compared to the average of the European transportation of 41 percent, according to European Environmental Agency.