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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs, so she’s asking voters to decide on a parking fee hike

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Does Paris have too many SUVs? The mayor is putting that question to voters in the runup to next year’s Olympic Games, the latest salvo in her long-running campaign to make the city more friendly to pedestrians and the planet, and less friendly to cars.

Voters will be asked on Feb. 4 whether to impose a “very significant” hike in parking fees for SUVs visiting the city, Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Tuesday in a video posted online.

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