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.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You think it was easy in Paris? It was not. And the populist parties (paid by the fossil fuel industry) want to undo all of it.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 1 points 3 days ago

Where did I say it was easy? Just pointing out that Paris is already at a good point that blocking cars out of some roads is possible. Other cities need to plan towards that, and it takes more time thus more likelihood of car brains undoing the progress

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