Paris bans cars for the day – video

Cars are banned from large parts of Paris on Sunday as the city goes car-free for the first time. The eight lanes of vehicles on the Champs Elysi(C)es are replaced with bikes, scooters, skateboards and people on foot between 11am and 6pm. Exceptions are made for taxis, buses and residents' vehicles. The initiative was launched by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo as the city prepares to host this year's climate change conference

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