(Last Update: 12.09.2024) Is it possible to live in a world metropolis without cars? Paris Municipality has been searching for the answer to this question for a long time and has been searching for the answer since 2015.Journée Sans Voiture – Car-Free Day in Paris” event, to test whether a lifestyle without motor vehicles is possible in urban life. The event was previously held annually in September, but over time it began to be held once every month, usually on the first or second Sunday.
So what does this event include? That Sunday, from 11:00 to 18:00, the top four will compete in Paris. boroughMotor vehicles are banned from traffic in. Once a year, usually in September, for the event, motor vehicles are banned from traffic. peripheral It is being expanded to cover every place within.
The roads that are closed in the city center of Paris - even for a day - are only for pedestrians, cyclists, scooters and scooters, that is, for everyone except motor vehicles. Of course It is important to remember that pedestrians are always the priority.. surrounding Paris Boulevard PéripheriqueThere are no restrictions in and the regions outside of it, they remain open to traffic...
So how do we get from one place to another in Paris on Car Free Day? Do not worry, Paris Metro, RER, commuter train ve trams It works normally. municipal buses It continues to circulate at the market rate in the traffic-free zone, and also of taxis circulation is also allowed.
By the way, I should point out that during the Car Free Day Event public transport is not free. Because the aim is not to encourage people to live without a car, but to make the residents of that city experience firsthand how car-free life is possible in the heart of a world metropolis.
In addition, various events are organized in certain parts of Paris within the scope of the event and efforts are made to make car-free Paris more enjoyable. For example Concorde Squarein picnic, Châtelet'also sirk It can be effective.
Apart from this, rental bicycles for transportation VélibAlternative vehicles such as your own bicycle, tornet, scooter, mono roue can also be used. Of course, the most enjoyable part of the job is to walk around the grand boulevards and beautiful streets of Paris. During the car-free day event, electric cars are not allowed to circulate in traffic, but electric-assisted bicycles are allowed. Motorcycles and electric bikes are also banned.
Especially Champs-Elysées – “Champs Elysees”Being closed to traffic is a very interesting experience. Sometimes you walk in the middle of the street admiring it, sometimes you come across a different event. Therefore, if your trip to Paris coincides with this event, you can have a very enjoyable time.
In our culture, unfortunately, cars rule the cities, In developed countries, pedestrians own the city. Because life is not for car owners, it is for all people and not everyone has a car; It doesn't need to be. I always say; driving in paris ve Finding parking in Paris It's already a problem. Not just because of the chaos of this city, Paris Municipality He thinks the city should belong to pedestrians, not cars. That's why - although there is plenty of underground parking - you will find that there are very few areas reserved for parking on the streets. Most of them are located either on trees, in loading-unloading areas or on rental bicycles. VélibIt is divided into .
If they wanted, they could put private vehicles on the streets for parking. beady While they could do so, they consciously restrict this so that people can drive around the city center as little as possible with their private vehicles. So much so that they can turn someone like me, whose one of the biggest hobbies in life is driving, into someone who leaves his car in the garage and occasionally gets out and turns the ignition on and off to prevent the battery from being discharged. :)
I don't understand why we still use fossil fuel-powered cars in the 21st century. Cars running on fossil fuels (that is, almost all cars driving the streets) cause terrible air pollution, but we go on with our lives as if this is not happening. Especially when we learned that diesel fuels pollute the environment many times more than claimed... For this reason, the French government decided to gradually increase the taxes on diesel fuel. Of course, policies that once directed people to diesel fuel because it was "environmentally friendly" because it burned less should also be questioned... There is also the issue of the environmental impact of electricity production required for electric vehicles, and this topic goes on and on...
We hope you can enjoy the Paris Journée Sans Voiture – Paris Car Free Day event and experience that cities are for people, not for motor vehicles.
Days without fossil fuels…
Web page: parissansvoiture.org
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