Transportation
Cities Around Paris Strike a Rare Agreement to Ban Diesel Cars
France’s most comprehensive car ban marks an important moment of cooperation for oft-quarreling municipalities.
Paris may already be known for tough anti-car measures, but in pushing for change, it has long faced a major barrier: the region around it. Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plan to ban cars from the Seine Quays, as a prime example, has been bitterly criticized by mayors of surrounding towns, and was even challenged in court by the surrounding Île-de-France region, among others.
This week, however, it seems that pattern finally broke.