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Public transit
It is not that easy all the time.
If you live out of the city, and the city blocks cars, you need a way to get to the city and a way to get around in the city. While local counsels can decide on city wide public transport, wider networks are necessary to reach outside of city limits. Thus we are talking about either an impressive public transport system outside the city as well (trains+bus), or an integration between cars and local transport (bus/metro). Trains take longer and are more expensive to build and maintain.
I am all for blocking cars away from cities, but it doesn’t always work super well, and if it doesn’t shop owners will be against it.
On the other hand, we are talking about Paris, that has both a wide public transport system and a reasonable integration of cars in this system. So, block away, really.
Large parking lots at large bus/train stations seems to work pretty well.
That’s still significant infrastrutture design.
In my city, they did it… then decided that those parking close at midnight and open back up a at 6am. You can’t park overnight at all. Madness.