Only emergency vehicles, buses, taxis, VTC and Parisians returning from weekends, on proof of address, will be able to circulate in the capital.
Le Monde
“Paris breathes without a car” Sunday September 18: a whole part of the day, the circulation of motorized vehicles will be prohibited within the French capital. The goal? Take advantage of “a quieter, more alive and more breathable city”, according to the town hall , which has organized this operation since 2015.
Apart from the device, between 11 am and 6 pm, “the whole city will be reserved for non-polluting circulation, cycling, rollerblades, scooters, skateboarding, pedestrians and users of public transport”, she explains in a statement. Only exceptions, emergency vehicles, buses, taxis and VTC, with a speed limited to 20 km/h in certain areas, and Parisians returning from weekends, on proof of address.
Two-wheelers and electric vehicles are affected by the ban. The offenders are exposed to a fine of 135 euros.
In 2021, the day of the same operation, the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide had been “almost 20 % lower than those of an usual Sunday”, According to the air quality observatory in the Paris region Airparif.
Music parade by bicycle and longboard hike
To facilitate travel, while many Parisian places will be open to visitors for heritage days, seven partner car parks will offer “a single price of 15 euros all day”, and Forty-five minutes will be offered to use free bikes -Set Vélib.
Place de la Concorde, in the center of the capital, participatory bicycle repair workshops will be organized and a RATP stand will aim to “make cyclists aware of the risks and dangers of the road in urban areas”.
A musical parade by bicycle, tandem or tricycle will start from Pantin to join the Place de la Concorde while a longboard hike will leave from Trocadéro, in the west of Paris.
This day is part of the policy of reducing the place of the car of the mayor Anne Hidalgo (Socialist Party), re -elected in 2020. Paris notably reserved several major axes for cyclists and pedestrians, closed to traffic Certain streets every Sunday or one Sunday per month ( Perimeters “Paris breathes” ) and pays parking for two-wheelers with thermal engine from the 1 er September.