Parisians Approve Plan to Pedestrianize 500 Streets in Low-Turnout Vote
- Parisians voted to pedestrianize 500 more streets with 66 percent approval, according to results from the recent referendum.
- The voter turnout was only over 4 percent, marking the lowest participation in a series of local votes since 2020.
- City officials will hold consultations with residents to decide which 500 streets will become pedestrian areas.
- Paris Deputy Mayor Christophe Najdovski expressed a commitment to making the city greener and more pedestrian-friendly.
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Paris tests public support for green streets by voting on car-free zones
Parisians voted Sunday on whether to close 500 streets to car traffic and add greenery in a symbolic test of how far residents will go to support climate policy changes.Annabelle Timsit reports for The Washington Post.In short:Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plan would add five to eight pedestrianized, green streets in each of Paris’s 20 districts, aiming to reduce pollution and adapt to climate change.Critics say the vote lacks detail and may deepen urban…

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