Champs-Elysées in Paris to be pedestrianised one day a month
Source: France 24
2016-04-26
Paris' most famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysées, will be pedestrianised on the first Sunday of every month starting in May, Paris city hall announced this week.
The first pedestrian-only day will be May 8 instead of May 1, a public holiday, when many of the council workers needed to run the scheme will be off work, Mayor Anne Hidalgo's office said.
From then on, cars will be banned from the two kilometre-long (1.2-mile) boulevard, from the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde, on the first Sunday of every month, the same day that museums in Paris are also free to the public.
Nine new routes will also be pedestrianised every Sunday and public holiday – adding to the 13 already subject to traffic restrictions under the "Paris Respire" (Paris Breathes) anti-pollution programme.
Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20160426-champs-elysees-paris-be-pedestrianised-one-day-month
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The last time I was in Paris I stayed at a small hotel 5 blocks from the Champs-Elysées. Love that city, could easily see myself living there.
