No-car Zones

Many people have cars in the city. But pollution is a problem because of the traffic. Nowadays some city centers around the world don’t have cars. These no-car zones are areas for people, bicycles and public transport only.

Eight million people live in the center of London and another two million people go to work there every day. The city center is very noisy with hundreds of cars, buses and taxis, but there are also a lot of beautiful parks with free music concerts. At lunchtime and after work, many people go there for a break.

Parts of Tokyo are always crowded with hundreds of people, but there are no cars. These modern no-car zones are very popular and people like shopping there. In the past, Bogotá was polluted because there were lots of cars and traffic. Now the city center is a no-car zone and the air is clean! Many people don’t have a car and half a million people go to work by bus every morning.

In many cities, people don’t like shopping in the center but in Melbourne, Bourke Street is popular because there are lots of great shops and no cars. It’s expensive, but lots of people eat lunch in the small cafés.