Paris Will Stop All Traffic, Literally, For One Day in September
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Imagine any big city anywhere in the world without traffic just for a day. Now, if that city were Paris, imagine further the photographic possibilities, not to mention the visual, auditory and olfactory potential.
Imagine no more because on September 27th, that’s just what Paris is going to do: “Une Journée Sans Voiture” – A Day Without Car, for the first time in the city’s history.
City Hall calls it “a crazy gamble, but achievable.” No motorized vehicle, with a few exceptions like ambulances, will be allowed to drive the streets. As Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced in March: “Paris will be completely transformed for a day. This is an opportunity for Parisians and tourists to enjoy the city without noise, pollution and therefore without stress.”
According to the city’s program for the day “All the most popular tourist spots, usually crowded, will be fully dedicated to pedestrians who will be able to discover a new Paris.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2015/08/19/french-car-ban-makes-history-for-one-day-in-september-there-will-be-no-traffic-in-paris/
Man, I wish I could be there. That's about the most perfect day of the year to be in Paris.
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I wish they were doing this September 8, though.
The greatest city in the world.
From July 2008. Not photoshopped.
Well done, Mayor Hidalgo (a Socialist, of course). I'll be riding my "Velib" bicycle all over town, loving the quiet and the lack of pollution.
Only the sound of free-wheeling bikes and skateboards to be heard.
Je roule à Paris en vélo depuis 30 ans--alors, j'ai largement l'habitude. Et grâce au Maire Delanoë, le niveau de sécurité est mille fois mieux que dans les années '90.
Pendant une dizaine d'années, je me déplaçais même en scooter (125 c.c.). J'ai eu des accidents, mais je suis toujours là pour raconter l'histoire, comme on dit !
