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Paris votes on making 500 streets car-free, in test for green city policies

The Washington Post · last updated

Parisians cast their ballots Sunday over an ambitious proposal floated by the mayor that would block 500 streets to road traffic and replace miles of asphalt with plants and trees, in a poll that will serve as a key test of people’s willingness to support climate policies even if they might have a disruptive impact on daily life.