Paris bans cars, makes transit free to fight air pollution
[B' Spokes: You would think being near the worst on the number of bad air days (<a href="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20110826010851895">http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20110826010851895</a>; ) we would be working towards something like this.]********************************************************
By John Upton, Grist
Air pollution is about as romantic as wilted flowers, chapped lips, and corked wine, so the record-setting smog that has settled over the City of Love in the past few days is definitely dampening the mood.
Unseasonably warm weather has triggered unprecedented air pollution levels in Paris. Over the weekend, the city responded by offering free public transportation and bike sharing. (Similar measures were taken throughout nearby Belguim, which also reduced speed limits.) But that wasn’t enough to fix the problem, so Paris and 22 surrounding areas are taking more extreme steps, banning nearly half of vehicles from their roads.
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