Everyone needs to know Paris's air pollution story. It was just starting when I visited for my book Clearing The Air - a majorly polluted city in the 2010s. What it has achieved in just 10 years is a direct counterpoint to anyone claiming "we need cars for cities to thrives" - it's the opposite.
Paris air pollution is down 50% after its radical bike-friendly transformation
Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting
