Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic
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Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic
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#3Barely even mentions the noise. Cities aren't loud but cars are. Paris 2025 vs 1995 soundscapes very different.
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#4Barely even mentions the noise. Cities aren't loud but cars are. Paris 2025 vs 1995 soundscapes very different.
Yes, this was very noticeable during covid lockdowns too.
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#5Those are some really awesome changes. If only we could get more of that for cities in the US.
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#6How much of this has to do with the policies highlighted - removing 50k parking spots, adding bike lanes and green spaces - and how much has to do with cars having better exhaust?
How much less cars are on the road today vs then?
The charts and title make it look like there's no cars in Paris anymore. That's not the case, at all.
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#7"Ban all the cars" does have noticeable effects.
I wonder if something less all / none might have nearly the same effects with far less drawbacks otherwise.
E.G. What if only emissions testing certified low emission vehicles were allowed? What if only electric? How about requiring quiet utility trucks for garbage / freight / etc?
For cities that large / dense, adding in Caves of Steel like people-mover belts might be a great alternative too.
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#8Barely even mentions the noise. Cities aren't loud but cars are. Paris 2025 vs 1995 soundscapes very different.
I believe https://carto.bruitparif.fr/ represents 2022 levels, but my French is very rusty and I suspect that historical data review is more readily available to a speaker of it. Perhaps that site has lockdown data as a layer somewhere?
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#9Those are some really awesome changes. If only we could get more of that for cities in the US.
We can. Slowly over time we need to raise awareness of the benefits of this.
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#10"Ban all the cars" does have noticeable effects. I wonder if something less all / none might have nearly the same effects with far less drawbacks otherwise. E.G. What if only emissions testing certified low emission vehicles were allowed? What if only electric? How about requiring quiet utility trucks for garbage / freight / etc? For cities that large / dense, adding in Caves of Steel like people-mover belts might be…
Paris has certainly not banned all cars. Just reduced their numbers.