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Carfree Days will celebrate streets this weekend – BikePortland

This Friday through Sunday, Portlanders will get a taste of Europe when a small section of downtown will be closed to cars. The occassion is the Portland Carfree Days, organized by an emerging group ... read more

Paris kicks off annual car-free day - Radio France Internationale

Paris kicks off annual car-free day Pedestrians and cyclists have Paris streets all to themselves this Sunday 1 October. In a bid to reduce pollution, the whole of Paris will be off-limits to all ... read more

Paris will go car-free for one day this month - The Independent

Paris is due to go car-free for one day later this month in a bid to fight congestion and pollution. The decision to launch the inaugural journée sans voiture (car-free day) is part of a series ... read more

Paris goes car-free for a day on Sunday - The Star

PARIS (Reuters) - Central Paris goes car-free on Sunday as part of its fight against air pollution, at a time when the Volkswagen emissions scandal again turns the spotlight on diesel ... read more

The Mayors of Paris and Brussels Urge European Leaders to Join Annual Car-Free Day

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Brussels Mayor Philippe Close issued a joint statement coinciding with the two cities’ annual car-free day on Sunday. The city officials asked other European leaders ... read more

Paris, Brussels call for annual car-free day across Europe - Radio France Internationale

Europe should hold an annual car-free day in a bid to ease air pollution, the mayors of Paris and Brussels said Saturday on the eve of a vehicle-free day in their cities. Issued on: 15/09/2018 - 14:06 ... read more

Paris boulevards car-free for a day (Update) - Phys.org

Paris became the latest city worldwide to hold a car-free day as it prepares to host United Nations-led climate negotiations this December seeking to seal a post-2020 pact on curbing greenhouse gases. read more

In Pictures: Paris Goes Car-Free For A Day - NDTV.com

Parisians were encouraged to roller-blade, bike or stroll through the City of Light on Sunday for a "car-free" day intended to leave the streets vacant for slower, clean forms of transport. read more

A Car-Free Day in Paris Cut Pollution by 40 Percent - Smithsonian Magazine

On September 27th Paris held its first “car-free day,” eliminating motor vehicles from the city center, and cutting exhaust emissions by nearly 40 percent, Caroline Mortimer reports for The ... read more

Paris car-free day: Crowds flock to a pedestrianised Champs-Élysées

Crowds of Parisians and tourists strolled along the Champs-Élysées avenue on Sunday as a car-free day removed most of the traffic from the French capital's usually busy streets. read more

Polluted Paris goes 'car-free' for a day, joggers and cyclists take over streets - ABC News - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Paris became the latest city worldwide to hold a car-free day as it prepares to host United Nations-led climate negotiations this December seeking to seal a post-2020 pact on curbing greenhouse gases. read more

Paris goes car-free for a day on Sunday - The Hindu

Central Paris goes car-free on Sunday as part of its fight against air pollution. The French capital's central arrondissements and areas around landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Champs ... read more