Paris holds a city-wide ‘car-free’ day

As you might guess, the day was mostly meant to be educational. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has vowed to fight pollution in Paris, and to her that means reducing car use while increasing the number of bike and bus lanes. Theoretically, a “car-free” day raises awareness of alternative transportation methods and shows Parisians what life would be like with fewer cars on the streets. Needless to say,