Central Paris begins banning auto traffic
China DailyBy Julian Shea in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-07 22:51 Drivers going through areas around many of the most famous landmarks in the French capital Paris are now subject to traffic restrictions, ahead of a full-scale ban being introduced early next year. Vehicular access will be limited to local residents and workers, emergency services, taxis, public transport, people with reduced mobility, and so-called destination traffic, which is vehicles entering the ZTL for a specific reason, because it is estimated that half of the traffic in the area is passing through on the way to somewhere else. A Paris City Hall promotional video said the ZTL, which covers an area that includes the Louvre art museum and Tuileries gardens, will "lower traffic to be able to reshape mobility and mobility public space in favor of pedestrians, public transport and bicycles". Ariel Weil, mayor of the city center part of Paris, commented: "The ZTL is an important new step that will be gradually implemented starting with the educational phase.
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