Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Cars outlawed from 400 miles of Paris streets on Sunday, 25 Sept 2016, as the French capital joined the likes of Brussels, Bogotá, Jakarta and Copenhagen in marking World Car-Free Day.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo promoted the first Journée Sans Voiture a year ago, in response to a rise in air pollution that briefly made the French capital the most polluted city in the world. In March 2016, she backed a regular Paris Respire (Paris Breathes) day on the first Sunday of the month, with traffic cleared from the eight lanes of the Champs Elysées and a number of surrounding streets, and is pushing through plans to pedestrianize a busy expressway along the Seine.
Cars outlawed from 400 miles of Paris streets on Sunday, 25 Sept 2016, as the French capital joined the likes of Brussels, Bogotá, Jakarta and Copenhagen in marking World Car-Free Day.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo promoted the first Journée Sans Voiture a year ago, in response to a rise in air pollution that briefly made the French capital the most polluted city in the world. In March 2016, she backed a regular Paris Respire (Paris Breathes) day on the first Sunday of the month, with traffic cleared from the eight lanes of the Champs Elysées and a number of surrounding streets, and is pushing through plans to pedestrianize a busy expressway along the Seine.
