Amazing what can be done. Think of the health benefits to people in the city thru reduced noise improved air quality and access to green spaces.
Better for the environment is better for those living in it as well
🇫🇷Paris got rid of ICE vehicle air pollution in the city and is a global role model of what all cities should do.
The drastic improvement in air quality was made possible by the construction of hundreds of kilometers of new cycle paths, the introduction of a 30 km/h speed limit throughout the city, the removal of tens of thousands of parking spaces, the planting of tens of thousands of new trees, the creation of car-free play streets and the closure of the city center to through traffic and last not least the announcement that its ban on diesel and older models of petrol cars, at the start of 2025.