Brussels and Paris move to limit cars in city centres

Belgian capital aims to limit cars from this summer, centre of Paris will be largely car-free from 2024

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Paris and Brussels are both moving to having largely car-free centres are the councils of both announced plans to restrict private vehicles last week.

The capital of Belgium will introduce a low traffic zone within its inner ring road from 16 August, while Paris will ban private vehicles from a "tranqil zone" in its historic centre from 2024.

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