Paris: Pedestrianizing the Seine?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.01.10 | 1:43 PM ET

Good news for fans of dreamy riverside strolls: Paris city councilors will vote next month on a vehicle ban along the Left Bank. The ban would apply to a mile-plus stretch of riverside real estate, from roughly the Musee d’Orsay to the Eiffel Tower, and according to This Just in, “[p]ermanent foot and cycle paths ... 35 acres of new cafés, parks, sports facilities, and floating islands” would also be part of the package.

Tags: Walking, Europe, France, Paris, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in Reader's Digest Canada, NationalGeographic.com, the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


2 Comments for Paris: Pedestrianizing the Seine?

GypsyGirl 07.01.10 | 1:53 PM ET

Believe that’s a capital idea—away with the motor cars!

Steve 07.02.10 | 6:38 AM ET

A similar idea has worked out well in New York City.  Much of the traffic has been banned in Times Square and down Broadway.  I hope it does as well in Paris.

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