Very low turnout in vote to penalise owners of large cars suggests public still needs to be won over
Pushing a pram as they walked out of a voting station, Joanna and Louis agreed that SUVs were not suitable for a compact city like Paris. “We have a young child and we would like there to be less traffic and more space,” said Joanna, a 34-year-old consultant.
Like tens of thousands of other Parisians, the couple took part in a referendum on Sunday about whether owners of big cars should pay more to park in a city that has quickly become one of the most bike-friendly capitals in the world.
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