Mark Barrington: I haven’t been to Paris since 2011. It was amazingly walkable then, I’m really excited about going back and seeing the improvements.

"Paris has closed more than 100 streets to motor vehicles, tripled parking fees for SUVs, removed roughly 50,000 parking spots, and constructed more than 1,300 kilometers of bike lanes since Mayor Anne Hidalgo took office in 2014. Those changes have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution."

What does a city that has spurned cars look like? Olympics visitors to Paris will get a lookwww.nbcnews.com Changes designed to encourage people to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.

I haven’t been to Paris since 2011. It was amazingly walkable then, I’m really excited about going back and seeing the improvements.

It rocks

2011 was the last time I was there, too... I've been jonesing pretty bad for it lately, too, and this makes me want to go even more.

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