Norway’s capital is the latest city to declare war on cars
They paved the parking lots and put up a pedestrian paradise
CONCERNED ABOUT pollution and congestion, a growing number of local governments are trying to reduce the number of drivers in Europe’s big cities. Some, like London and Stockholm, have imposed congestion charges to discourage driving during peak hours. Paris has tried banning cars from driving on certain days, depending on whether they have even or odd number plates. Perhaps the most ambitious plan to curb cars comes from Oslo.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “An enemy of the people-carrier”
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